Saint Gerasimus

Also known as: Gerasimos
Memorial: 5 March
Profile: Monk at Lycia, Asia Minor. He moved to Palestine where he founded a house on the River Jordan near Jericho that later grew to great importance and spread monasticism throughout the region.
Died: c.475
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Patronage: Cephalonia, Greece
Representation: monk healing a lion
Additional Information: Catholic Online
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
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