Erasmus of Formiae
He suffered torments, and a cruel death in the persecution of Dioclesian at Formiæ, in the year 303.
From Butler, Lives of the Saints, 1812, “ST. ERASMUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR.”
Patronages
According to Catholic tradition, as recorded in the sources cited for each patronage:
Sailors
However, as St. Erasmus is the patron of sailors generally and Peter Gonzalez of Spanish and Portuguese sailors, they have both been popularly invoked as "St. Elmo."]
Recorded as patron of sailors in:
Also recorded as patron:
Feast day
- June 2 · Traditional date, Butler, Lives of the Saints, 1812
Works of art
