
	Where results make sense

Topic: Erasmus of Formiae

Related Topics

Saint Elmo

Erasmus

Christian mythology

Japanese warship San Buena Ventura

Patron saint

Anjin

James Clavell

Oda Nobunaga

Tokugawa Ieyasu

In the News (Tue 15 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> it:Gaeta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the classical age Caieta, famous for its lovely and temperate climate, like the neighbouring Formia and Sperlonga, was a tourist resort and site of the seaside villas of many important and rich characters of Rome.
		Around 830, it become a lordship ruled by hereditary hypati, or consuls: the first one was Constantine (839–866), who in 847 aided pope Leo IV in the naval fight at Ostia.
		Erasmus, transferred from FormiÃ¦; the campanile, in Norman style, dates from 1279.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/it:Gaeta (3067 words)

	St. Peter's - Altar of St Erasmus
		The left hand altar is dedicated to St. Erasmus, a martyr at Formiae under Diocletian, whose worship was instituted in St. Peter's by Gelasius II in 1118.
		The cult of St. Erasmus, bishop of Antioch martyred under the Emperor Diocletian, was introduced in St. Peter's in 1119 by Pope Gelasius II.
		Bernini claimed to have observed Poussin while he was painting the Erasmus, and implied that the Frenchman made use of a light palette in order to compensate in advance for the darkening effects of aging.
	www.stpetersbasilica.org /Altars/StErasmus/StErasmus.htm (736 words)

	Chronology to 1600 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Birth of Desiderius Erasmus, in Gouda, northeast of Rotterdam, Holland.
		Erasmus' The Education of a Christian Prince which urges a policy of peace.
		Erasmus' The Complaint of Peace, a passionate antiwar tract which is widely banned and burned.
	www.libertystory.net /LSCHRONOLOGY1600.htm (390 words)

	Saints of June 2
		Saint Erasmus is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (combined feast August 8), who were especially venerated in France and Germany for their efficacious intercessory power.
		Saint Erasmus is depicted in art with his entrails wound on a windlass (Sheppard) or as a vested bishop holding a winch or windlass (White).
		The Disputation of Saint Erasmus and Saint Maurice and Nicholas Poussin's
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0602.htm (3088 words)

	Patron Saint Of Sailors
		Saint Erasmus is a fitting patron saint for Gaeta, as he is also the patron saint of sailors.
		Saint Erasmus of Formiae (died about 303, Formia, Italy), also known as Saint Elmo, is the patron saint of sailors.
		Erasmus was deemed the patron saint of sailors, among many other things...
	www.seatsaint.info /patronsaint/patronsaintofsailors (883 words)

	Erasmus of Formiae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saint Erasmus of Formiae born in 278 (died about 303), also known as Saint Elmo, is the patron saint of sailors.
		A searing hot cloak and metal coat were both tried on him, to no effect, and an angel eventually carried him away to safety.
		Grünewald used Albert of Mainz, who commissioned the painting, as the model for St. Erasmus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Erasmus_of_Formiae (756 words)

	The Loyal Seafaring Guild of St. Erasmus - Kingdom of Ealdormere Chapter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Loyal Guild of Saint Erasmus shall primarily focus its efforts to the promotion of research and re-creation of the both Nautical and Maritime arts, sciences, history and warfare, within the period of the Society for Creative Anachronism.
		Erasmus is also popularly known as Saint Elmo.
		Elmo may have become the patron of sailors because he is said to have continued to preach even after a thunderbolt struck the ground beside him.
	www.ealdormere.sca.org /erasmus/about.html (780 words)

	Gaeta
		This city has often been the refuge of illustrious personages: among others, of Gelasius II, who was born there: of Margaret, Queen of Naples (1387): of Gregory XII (1410) after the capture of Rome by Alexander V; finally, of Pius IX (1848), during the Roman revolution.
		The cathedral contains the relics of St. Erasmus, transferred from Formiæ, and is a handsome building dating from the twelfth century; the campanile, in Norman style, dates from 1279.
		The church of St. Francis, built by Frederick II, is in very fine Gothic-Italian style, and contains paintings and sculpture by many of the most famous Neapolitan artists.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/g/gaeta.html (836 words)

	St. Erasmus - Olga's Gallery
		St. Erasmus, also known as Elmo, was the bishop of Formiae, Campagna, Italy.
		He is the member of the so called Fourteen Holy Helpers, a group of 14 saints, whose collective cult grew up in the first quarter of the 15th century.
		Lives of the Saints: From Mary and Francis of Assisi to John XXIII and Mother Teresa by Richard McBrien (Author).
	www.abcgallery.com /saints/erasmus.html (111 words)

	Spirituality for Today June 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Erasmus - popularly known as Saint Elmo - was a Syrian who may well have been consecrated Bishop of Formiae, Campagna, Italy.
		When Christians were being persecuted by the Emperor Diocletian, Saint Erasmus took refuge on Mount Lebanon, living alone on what ravens brought him.
		When it was perceived that he was still alive, the saint was rolled in tar and set alight; but still he survived.
	www.spirituality.org /is/083/page06.asp (219 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Diocletian
		The persecution made such an impression on Christians that the Alexandrian church used the start of Diocletian's reign (284) as the epoch for their Era of Martyrs.
		Among the recorded martyrs, there are Pope Marcellinus, Philomena, Sebastian, Afra, Lucy, Erasmus of Formiae, Florian, George, Agnes, Cessianus, Saint Dujam (bishop of Salona) and others ending with Peter of Alexandria (311).
		Another effect of the persecution was the escape of one Marinus the Dalmatian to Mount Titano, forming what eventually became the Republic of San Marino.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Diocletian (3268 words)

	St. Elmo's Fire Encyclopedia Article @ FooFighters.net (Foo Fighters) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although referred to as "fire", St. Elmo's fire is in fact a low density, relatively low temperature plasma caused by massive atmospheric electrical potential differences which exceed the dielectric breakdown value of air at around 3 megavolts per meter.
		Elmo's fire is named after Erasmus of Formiae (also called St. Elmo), the patron saint of sailors (who sometimes held its appearance to be auspicious).
		Alternately, Peter Gonzalez is said to be the St. Elmo after whom St. Elmo's fire has its name.
	foofighters.net /encyclopedia/St._Elmo's_Fire (1162 words)

	St. Erasmus - Catholic Online
		He was the bishop of Formiae, Campagna, Italy, and suffered martyrdom during Diocletian's persecution of the Christians.
		He once fled to Mount Lebanon during the persecution and lived a life of solitude there for some time, being fed by a raven.
		Erasmus is also invoked against stomach cramps and colic.
	www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=182 (482 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Codex Argenteus - The Mystery of the Gothic Silver Bible
		One leaf is in Speyer, Germany, where it was discovered in 1970 among the relics of St Elmo of Formia (of St Elmo's Fire fame, also known as Erasmus of Formiae), and of the remaining 335 pages, only 187 are left.
		According to this theory, St Liudger, the founder of the Werden monastery, discovered the codex in Formia and brought it to Germany.
		Another theory has it that the missing Speyer leaf was taken out of the codex in the 16th Century and sent to a bookbinder in Mainz for a rebinding estimate, then somehow forgotten.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A4987263 (1632 words)

	What is St. Elmo's fire? - Answerbag.com
		Elmo's Fire is named after Erasmus of Formiae (also called St. Elmo), the patron saint of sailors (who held its appearance to be auspicious).
		This name was given the phenomenon by Mediterranean sailors who regarded it as a visitation of their patron saint, Elmo (Erasmus).
		Elmo is actually a derivative of St. Erasmus, an early Christian martyr and the patron saint of sailors.
	www.answerbag.com /q_view.php/40199 (802 words)

	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of November 25
		She was subject to mystical experiences including the stigmata, and went for long periods without any natural food (Benedictines).
		It is probable that he is a duplicate of Saint Erasmus of Formiae (Benedictines).
		Duchess Imma of W&uouml;rzburg became abbess of a convent at Karlburg, Franconia (Benedictines, Encyclopedia).
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1125.htm (1455 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| June 2 \| St Elmo's fire Urbain Grandier James Douglas ...
		St Erasmus/St Elmo might have become the patron of sailors because he is said to have continued preaching even after a thunderbolt struck the ground beside him.
		It is named after Erasmus of Formiae (also called St Elmo), the patron saint of sailors (who held its appearance to be auspicious).
		It is named such because the phenomenon commonly occurs at the mastheads of ships during thunderstorms at sea.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/jun2.html (3108 words)

	AskOxford: erasmus
		303) was a bishop of Formiae in Campania, martyred under Diocletian; he is numbered among the Fourteen Holy Helpers and is a patron of sailors.
		This is a fairly rare given name in the English-speaking world.
		It is sometimes bestowed in honour of the great Dutch humanist scholar and teacher Erasmus Rotterodamus (?1466–1536).
	www.askoxford.com /firstnames/erasmus (116 words)

	Bloghardt's Reflector - St. John 1:1-14 - LWML Sunday
		I am watching House, M.D. - Season One
		Posted On: October 03rd, 2006 at 10:27pm by Erasmus of Formiae [ + ]
		You speak of tolerance as a bad thing, but it would seem to me that the very grace of Christ Jesus is exactly tolerant.
	blog.higherthings.org /borghardt/article/2047.html (1660 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)