Erasmus of Antioch

E916397

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 (4)

Label Occurrences
Erasmus 3
Erasmos 1
Erasmus of Antioch canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Fourteen Holy Helpers member
bishop
martyr
patron saint
alsoKnownAs Elmo of Formia
Saint Elmo
Saint Erasmus of Formia
associatedWith St. Elmo's fire
persecutions under Diocletian
persecutions under Maximian
cultRegion Germany
Italy
Mediterranean seafaring communities
deathCause martyrdom
deathPlace Campania
Formia
Roman Empire
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
patronage sailors
seafarers
those suffering from intestinal diseases
women in labor
religion Christianity
title Bishop of Formia
veneratedAs bishop
martyr
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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
John Blackthorne shipCommanded Erasmus
linked to: Erasmus of Antioch
Saint Elmo hasName Erasmus of Formia
linked to: Erasmus of Antioch
Saint Elmo hasName Erasmus
linked to: Erasmus of Antioch