See also: Saint Elmo (disambiguation), San Telmo (disambiguation), Elmo (disambiguation), and Erasmus (disambiguation)
Saint
Elmo of Formia
St. Elmo by the Master of Meßkirch, c. 1530
Born
3rd century
Died
c. 303 Illyricum (present-day Croatia)
Venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church
Feast
2 June[1]
Attributes
represented with his entrails wound on a windlass or as a vested bishop holding a winch or windlass[2][3]
Patronage
sailors, Gaeta, Santeramo in Colle, Formia, colic in children, intestinal ailments and diseases, cramps and the pain of women in labor, cattle pest, Fort St. Elmo (Malta)
Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo (died c. 303), was a Christian saint and martyr. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain. Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, saintly figures of Christian religion who are venerated especially as intercessors.
^Martyrologium Romanum, Libreria Editrice Vaticana (2001) ISBN 88-209-7210-7
^Saint of the Day, June 2: Erasmus of FormiaSaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
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