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Erasmus of Formiae
Christian saint and martyr
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 2 June (1962 Missal) · not on the current Roman calendar
Born
300
Died
303
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Formia in present-day Lazio, Saint Erasmus, bishop and martyr.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 2 June as a bishop and martyr at Formia.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q359878 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Erasmus of Formia (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.