Erasmus of Antioch

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Erasmus of Antioch is an alternative name for Saint Erasmus of Formia, a Christian bishop and martyr venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and traditionally regarded as the patron saint of sailors.

All labels observed (3)

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Erasmos 1
Erasmus 1
Erasmus of Antioch canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Fourteen Holy Helpers member
bishop
martyr
patron saint
alsoKnownAs Elmo of Formia NERFINISHED
Saint Elmo NERFINISHED
Saint Erasmus of Formia NERFINISHED
associatedWith St. Elmo's fire NERFINISHED
persecutions under Diocletian
persecutions under Maximian
cultRegion Germany NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Mediterranean seafaring communities
deathCause martyrdom
deathPlace Campania NERFINISHED
Formia NERFINISHED
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
era early Christian period
feastDay June 2
June 3
June 4
honoredAs one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
iconography depicted as a bishop
depicted with a crosier
depicted with a mitre
depicted with a windlass
depicted with intestines wound on a windlass
legendaryStatus hagiographical
linkedConcept intercession in difficult childbirth
protection from abdominal pain
protection from storms at sea
memberOf Fourteen Holy Helpers NERFINISHED
patronage sailors
seafarers
those suffering from intestinal diseases
women in labor
religion Christianity
title Bishop of Formia NERFINISHED
veneratedAs bishop
martyr
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Erasmus of Formia hasName Erasmus of Antioch
Saint Erasmus of Formia hasLatinName Erasmus
linked to: Erasmus of Antioch
Saint Erasmus of Formia hasGreekName Erasmos
linked to: Erasmus of Antioch