Saint Elmo

Saint Elmo

Saint Elmo (or St. Elmo) may refer to:

People

*Erasmus of Formiae (Saint Elmo), the patron saint of sailors
*Peter Gonzalez, also known as "Saint Elmo" or "Saint Telmo"
*St. Elmo Brady, the first African American to obtain a Ph.D.

Places

*Fort Saint Elmo, a fortification on the Mediterranean island of Malta
*St. Elmo, Alabama
*St. Elmo, Colorado
*St. Elmo, Illinois
*St. Elmo, Louisiana
*St. Elmo, Virginia
*St. Elmo Historic District, a neighborhood in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee

In Fiction

*"St. Elmo", an 1866 novel by Augusta Jane Evans
*Saint Elmo (comics), a member of the Marvel Comics team, Alpha Flight
*"St. Elmo's Fire" (film), a movie released in 1985

Other

*St. Elmo's fire, an electro-luminescent corona discharge in the air during thunderstorms
*St. Elmo Hall, an alternate name for the Delta Phi Fraternity


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  • Saint Elmo — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saint Elme et San Telmo. Saint Elmo est l’une des 250 villes fantômes répertoriées dans le Colorado aux États Unis. Elle est située à l’ouest de Buena Vista. Fondée en 1878 suite à la découverte de gisements d or …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Saint Elmo — Original name in latin Saint Elmo Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 39.02727 latitude 88.84811 altitude 187 Population 1426 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Saint Elmo's fire — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saint Elmo fire — Elmo ugnys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Saint Elmo fire; Saint Elmo’s fire vok. Elms Feuer, n; St Elms Feuer, n rus. огни св. Эльма, m; огни Эльма, m pranc. feux Saint Elmo, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • Saint Elmo’s fire — Elmo ugnys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Saint Elmo fire; Saint Elmo’s fire vok. Elms Feuer, n; St Elms Feuer, n rus. огни св. Эльма, m; огни Эльма, m pranc. feux Saint Elmo, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • Saint Elmo's fire — or Saint Elmo s light [el′mōz] n. [after St. Elmo, patron saint of sailors] a visible electric discharge (corona) from charged, esp. pointed, objects, as the tips of masts, spires, trees, etc.: seen sometimes during electrical storms …   English World dictionary

  • Saint Elmo's fire — noun an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere • Syn: ↑corona discharge, ↑corona, ↑corposant, ↑St. Elmo s fire, ↑Saint Elmo s light, ↑Saint Ulmo s fire, ↑Saint Ulmo s light, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saint Elmo's light — noun an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere • Syn: ↑corona discharge, ↑corona, ↑corposant, ↑St. Elmo s fire, ↑Saint Elmo s fire, ↑Saint Ulmo s fire, ↑Saint Ulmo s light, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saint Elmo (comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Saint Elmo real name=unrevealed species= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= creators= alliance color=background:#ffc0c0 alliances=Alpha Flight aliases= powers=|Saint Elmo is a… …   Wikipedia

  • Saint Elmo's fire — noun Etymology: Saint Elmo (Erasmus) died 303 Italian bishop & patron saint of sailors Date: 1753 a flaming phenomenon sometimes seen in stormy weather at prominent points on an airplane or ship and on land that is of the nature of a brush… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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