Gerasimus of the Jordan [SEP] canonization status
Gerasimus of the Jordan
Gerasimus of the Jordan (, Abba Gerasimus, Holy Righteous Father Gerasimus of Jordan—also spelled Gerasimos or Gerasim) was a Christian saint, monk and abbot of the 5th century AD. 
Biography.
Gerasimus was born into a wealthy family in the province of Lycia, the southern part of Asia Minor, but he left his family wealth and worldly affairs to become a monk. He departed for the region Thebaid in the Egyptian desert, later again returning to his native Lycia. About the
grants healing to all!"
- Kontakion - Tone 4
"Father, you burned with heavenly love, / preferring the harshness of the Jordan desert to all the delights of the world. / Therefore, a wild beast served you until your death; he died in obedience / in grief on your grave. / Thus God has glorified you, / and when you pray to Him / remember us, Father Gerasimus".
External links.
- St. Gerasimus of the Jordan in St. Pachomius Library
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