Trivia - June 11

Question: This early Christian martyr is known by his full name as well as a "nickname".  He shares his full name with an eminent Dutch scholar of the Renaissance and shares his nickname with a cute fuzzy red monster from Sesame Street.  He is the patron of sailors and a strange light that plays around the masts of ships before a storm is named after him.  Who is this martyr?

Answer: St. Erasmus of Formia a.k.a. St Elmo

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http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=182