Saint Elmo
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Saint Elmo, also known as Saint Erasmus of Formia, is a Christian martyr and patron saint of sailors traditionally associated with the phenomenon known as St. Elmo's fire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Elmo canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10731530 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saint Elmo Context triple: [Fort St. Elmo, namedAfter, Saint Elmo]
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A.
Saint Sturm
Saint Sturm was an 8th-century Benedictine monk and missionary, a disciple of Saint Boniface, best known for establishing the influential Fulda Abbey as a major center of Christian learning in the Frankish Empire.
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B.
Saint Emigdio
Saint Emigdio is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as a protector against earthquakes and natural disasters.
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C.
Saint Piran
Saint Piran is a 5th-century Irish-born saint venerated as the patron of tin miners and one of the most important saints of Cornwall, symbolized by the black-and-white Cornish flag associated with him.
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D.
Saint Donard
Saint Donard is a Christian saint traditionally associated with the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland, and regarded as the namesake and patron of Slieve Donard.
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E.
Saint Tanwg
Saint Tanwg is a Welsh saint traditionally associated with early Christian missionary activity in Wales and venerated as the patron of St Tanwg's Church in Harlech.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saint Elmo Target entity description: Saint Elmo, also known as Saint Erasmus of Formia, is a Christian martyr and patron saint of sailors traditionally associated with the phenomenon known as St. Elmo's fire.
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A.
Saint Sturm
Saint Sturm was an 8th-century Benedictine monk and missionary, a disciple of Saint Boniface, best known for establishing the influential Fulda Abbey as a major center of Christian learning in the Frankish Empire.
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B.
Saint Emigdio
Saint Emigdio is a Christian saint traditionally venerated as a protector against earthquakes and natural disasters.
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C.
Saint Piran
Saint Piran is a 5th-century Irish-born saint venerated as the patron of tin miners and one of the most important saints of Cornwall, symbolized by the black-and-white Cornish flag associated with him.
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D.
Saint Donard
Saint Donard is a Christian saint traditionally associated with the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland, and regarded as the namesake and patron of Slieve Donard.
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E.
Saint Tanwg
Saint Tanwg is a Welsh saint traditionally associated with early Christian missionary activity in Wales and venerated as the patron of St Tanwg's Church in Harlech.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
St. Elmo's fire
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linked to:
St. Elmo's fire (later interpretation)
sailor folklore ⓘ weather phenomenon ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
church dedications
ⓘ
liturgical feast ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cultRegion |
Italy
ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ seafaring communities ⓘ |
| deathCause | martyrdom ⓘ |
| diedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
Formia ⓘ |
| era | early Christian period ⓘ |
| feastDay |
June 2
ⓘ
June 3 ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
continued preaching despite persecution
ⓘ
endured torture during persecutions ⓘ miraculous endurance of suffering ⓘ |
| hasName |
Erasmus
ⓘ
linked to:
Erasmus of Antioch
Erasmus of Formia ⓘ
linked to:
Erasmus of Antioch
Saint Elmo ⓘ Saint Erasmus of Formia ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Bishop of Formia ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| occupation | bishop ⓘ |
| patronage |
abdominal pain
ⓘ
intestinal ailments ⓘ mariners ⓘ sailors ⓘ seafarers ⓘ women in labor ⓘ |
| persecutedUnder |
Diocletianic persecution
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocletianic Persecution
Roman authorities ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| symbol |
bishop's crozier
ⓘ
flames ⓘ ship ⓘ windlass ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Church ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Elmo Description of subject: Saint Elmo, also known as Saint Erasmus of Formia, is a Christian martyr and patron saint of sailors traditionally associated with the phenomenon known as St. Elmo's fire.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.