Saint Elmo
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People
- Erasmus of FormiaeErasmus of FormiaeSaint Erasmus of Formiae was a Christian saint and martyr who died ca. 303, also known as Saint Elmo. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors...
(Saint Elmo), the patron saint of sailors - Peter GonzalezPeter GonzalezBlessed Peter González, O.P., sometimes referred to as Pedro González Telmo, Saint Telmo, or Saint Elmo, was a Spanish Dominican friar and priest, born in 1190 in Astorga, León, Spain....
, also known as Saint Elmo or Saint Telmo - St. Elmo BradySt. Elmo BradySaint Elmo Brady was one of the first African Americans to obtain a Ph.D. degree in chemistry in the United States. He received the Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Illinois in 1916 for work done in Noyes Laboratory.Saint Elmo Brady was born on December 22, 1884 in Louisville, Kentucky....
, the first African American to obtain a Ph.D. - Ida Saint-Elme, pen name of Maria Verfelt (1776-1845), Dutch writer and actress
Places
Italy- Sant'ElmoSant'ElmoSant'Elmo is the name of both a hill and a fortress in Naples, located near the Certosa di San Martino. Together, the structures overlook Naples and are the most visible landmarks in the city...
, a hill and a fortress in Naples, Italy
Malta
- Fort Saint ElmoFort Saint ElmoFort Saint Elmo is a fortification in Valletta, Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett Harbour from Grand Harbour, and commands the entrances to both harbours.-History:...
, a fortification in Valletta, Malta
France in Collioure
Collioure
Collioure is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.It lies on the Mediterranean and was a part of the ancient Roussillon province....
, France
United States
- St. Elmo, AlabamaSt. Elmo, AlabamaSt. Elmo is an unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States located approximately 7 miles due north of Bayou La Batre and the Mississippi Sound and approximately 10 miles east of Grand Bay, Alabama.-Geography:...
- St. Elmo, ColoradoSt. Elmo, ColoradoSt. Elmo is a ghost town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1880, St. Elmo lies in the heart of the Sawatch Range, 20 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Nearly 2,000 people settled in this town when mining for gold and silver became evident. The mining industry started to decline...
- St. Elmo Historic District in St. Elmo, ColoradoSt. Elmo, ColoradoSt. Elmo is a ghost town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1880, St. Elmo lies in the heart of the Sawatch Range, 20 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Nearly 2,000 people settled in this town when mining for gold and silver became evident. The mining industry started to decline...
, listed on the NRHP in Colorado
- St. Elmo Historic District in St. Elmo, Colorado
- St. Elmo (Columbus, Georgia)St. Elmo (Columbus, Georgia)St. Elmo is located in MidTown Columbus, Georgia at 2808 18th Avenue, Columbus, Georgia, 31901. Colonel Seaborn Jones drew all the plans for his home and called it El Dorado, land of beauty. The house was begun in 1828 and completed in 1833. The materials used to build this house, with the...
, listed on the NRHP in Georgia - St. Elmo, IllinoisSt. Elmo, IllinoisSt. Elmo is a city in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,456 at the 2000 census.-Geography:St. Elmo is located at ....
- St. Elmo, Louisiana
- St. Elmo Historic District (Chattanooga, Tennessee), a neighborhood in Chattanooga, listed on the NRHP in Tennessee
- St. Elmo, Virginia
In fiction
- St. Elmo, an 1866 novel by Augusta Jane EvansAugusta Jane EvansAugusta Jane Wilson, or Augusta Evans Wilson, was an American Southern author and one of the pillars of Southern literature. She wrote nine novels: Inez , Beulah , Macaria , St. Elmo , Vashti , Infelice , At the Mercy of Tiberius , A Speckled Bird , and Devota...
- St. Elmo (film)St. Elmo (film)St. Elmo is a 1923 silent drama film directed by Jerome Storm. Distributed by Fox Film Corporation, the film is based on the 1867 novel of the same name written by Augusta Jane Evans. Today St. Elmo is a lost film.-Plot:When St...
, a 1923 American silent drama film based on the novel - St. Elmo (1923 British film)St. Elmo (1923 British film)St. Elmo is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Rex Wilson and starring Shayle Gardner, Gabrielle Gilroy and Madge Tree. It was an adaptation of the 1866 novel St. Elmo by Augusta Jane Evans. An American adaptation St. Elmo was released the same year.-Cast:* Shayle Gardner - St. Elmo...
, a 1923 British silent film based on the novel - Saint Elmo (comics)Saint Elmo (comics)Saint Elmo is a fictional character featured in the publications of Marvel Comics, notably Alpha Flight.-Fictional character biography:A member of the The Flight, the precursor to Alpha Flight, Elmo was killed in an early mission...
, a member of the Marvel Comics team, Alpha Flight - St. Elmo's Fire (film)St. Elmo's Fire (film)St. Elmo's Fire is a 1985 American coming-of-age film directed by Joel Schumacher. The film, starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham, is a prominent movie of the Brat Pack genre, and revolves around a group of friends that have...
, a movie released in 1985 - Saint Elmo - Hikari no RaihoushaSaint Elmo - Hikari no Raihoushais a 64-minute television special that though credited to Leiji Matsumoto, it was originally created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kansai Electric Company who sponsored and produced the film. It was first shown on television in 1987 and afterward was released on VHS.The name was based on...
, an anime Television special
Other
- St. Elmo's fireSt. Elmo's fireSt. Elmo's fire is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a coronal discharge from a grounded object in an electric field in the atmosphere St. Elmo's fire is named after St. Erasmus of Formiae St. Elmo's fire (also St. Elmo's light) is a weather phenomenon in which luminous...
, an electro-luminescent corona discharge in the air during thunderstorms - St. Elmo Hall, an alternate name for the Delta Phi Fraternity
- St. Elmo (secret society)St. Elmo (secret society)St. Elmo Society is a secret society at Yale University. It was founded in 1889 as an independent entity for seniors within the nationally chartered fraternity, Delta Phi , Omicron Chapter .-History:...
, a senior secret society at Yale University - The SantelmoSantelmoThe Santelmo is a creature of Philippine mythology. The term santelmo is the shortened form of the Tagalog words "Apoy ni San Elmo "-"St. Elmo's Fire". St. Elmo's Fire has long served as an omen of heavenly intervention to sailors. The ancient Greeks termed a single jet of the fire, Helena, and a...
(St. Elmo's Fire) is a creature of Philippine mythology
See also
- San Telmo (disambiguation)San Telmo (disambiguation)- People :*Erasmus of Formiae , the patron saint of sailors*Peter Gonzalez, also known as Saint Elmo or Saint Telmo- Places :* San Telmo, Buenos Aires, a barrio in Argentina...
for places named after the Spanish name of the saints - Elmo (disambiguation)Elmo (disambiguation)Elmo often refers to Elmo, a character in the television show Sesame Street. The name also may refer to:-Entertainment:*Tickle Me Elmo, a children's toy from Tyco, introduced in the United States in 1996, based on above said character...
- St. Elmo's fire (disambiguation)St. Elmo's fire (disambiguation)St. Elmo's fire is an electrical phenomenon.St. Elmo's Fire may also refer to:* St. Elmo's Fire , a 1985 film* "St. Elmo's Fire ", a 1985 single by John Parr, the theme song for the film...