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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