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|SaintName=Saint Erasmus of Formia | |SaintName=Saint Erasmus of Formia | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=June 02 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Formia, Latium, Roman Empire (now Italy) | |SaintBirthPlace=Formia, Latium, Roman Empire (now Italy) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=41.2564, 13.5989 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=41.2564, 13.5989 | ||
|DeathPlace=Formia, Latium, Roman Empire (now Italy) | |DeathPlace=Formia, Latium, Roman Empire (now Italy) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=41.2564, 13.5989 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=41.2564, 13.5989 | ||
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|NotableLabel5=Roman dedication | |NotableLabel5=Roman dedication | ||
|NotableCoordinates5=41.9028, 12.4964 | |NotableCoordinates5=41.9028, 12.4964 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Italy | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Gaeta]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|Profession=Bishop; martyr | |Profession=Bishop; martyr | ||
|Patronage=Sailors; mariners; abdominal pains; cramps; firemen; Formia; Gaeta | |Patronage=Sailors; mariners; abdominal pains; cramps; firemen; Formia; Gaeta | ||
|Attributes=Windlass with intestines; anchor; fire | |Attributes=Windlass with intestines; anchor; fire | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Gaeta Cathedral, Gaeta, Italy | |PrimaryShrine=Gaeta Cathedral, Gaeta, Italy | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
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'''Saint Erasmus of Formia''' (Latin: ''Sanctus Erasmus Formianus''; d. c. 303 AD), also known as '''Saint Elmo''' or '''Erasmus of Formiae''', was a 3rd- or 4th-century Christian bishop and martyr in southern Italy, venerated as the patron saint of sailors for his legendary endurance of tortures and association with St. Elmo's fire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Erasmus |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Erasmus |website=Britannica |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> According to hagiographic accounts in the 5th-6th century ''Acts of Saint Erasmus'', Erasmus, bishop of Formia (modern Formia, Latium), was arrested during the Diocletianic Persecution for refusing to sacrifice to pagan gods, enduring brutal tortures including evisceration with his intestines wound on a windlass, boiling in pitch, and iron grating, miraculously surviving each before beheading or dying in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erasmus of Formia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_of_Formia |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Legends claim angels transported his body to Formia for burial, and his relics were later divided, with the body in Gaeta Cathedral.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Erasmus |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=182 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> His survival of abdominal tortures led to patronage against cramps, while sailors invoke him against St. Elmo's fire, a phenomenon resembling his martyrdom flames. | '''Saint Erasmus of Formia''' (Latin: ''Sanctus Erasmus Formianus''; d. c. 303 AD), also known as '''Saint Elmo''' or '''Erasmus of Formiae''', was a 3rd- or 4th-century Christian bishop and martyr in southern Italy, venerated as the patron saint of sailors for his legendary endurance of tortures and association with St. Elmo's fire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Erasmus |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Erasmus |website=Britannica |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> According to hagiographic accounts in the 5th-6th century ''Acts of Saint Erasmus'', Erasmus, bishop of Formia (modern Formia, Latium), was arrested during the Diocletianic Persecution for refusing to sacrifice to pagan gods, enduring brutal tortures including evisceration with his intestines wound on a windlass, boiling in pitch, and iron grating, miraculously surviving each before beheading or dying in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erasmus of Formia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_of_Formia |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Legends claim angels transported his body to Formia for burial, and his relics were later divided, with the body in Gaeta Cathedral.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Erasmus |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=182 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> His survival of abdominal tortures led to patronage against cramps, while sailors invoke him against St. Elmo's fire, a phenomenon resembling his martyrdom flames. | ||