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Also known as
Elmo
Memorial: 2 June
Profile
Bishop of Formiae, Campagna, Italy. Fled to Mount Lebanon in the
persecutions of emperor Diocletian; was fed by a raven so he could stay in
hiding. Discovered, he was imprisoned; an angel rescued him. Recaptured,
he was martyred. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Namesake for the static
electric discharge called Saint Elmo's Fire.
Died
disemboweled c.303 at Formiae, Italy
Patronage
abdominal pains, ammunition workers, appendicitis, birth pains, boatmen,
childbirth, childhood intestinal disease, colic, danger at sea, explosives
workers, intestinal disorders, mariners, navigators, ordnance workers,
sailors, seasickness, stomach diseases, storms, watermen, women in labor
Representation
windlass
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