Venerable · 1506–1579
Gerasimos of Cephalonia
Venerable Gerasimos of Cephalonia
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Why they are a saint
Gerasimos of Cephalonia was an athonite-trained monk of Cephalonia; island patron. He is in popular devotion asked for the mentally ill. The years given for this life are 1506–1579. This memory is kept in the Greek Church; the faithful look to his monastic life as a pattern of repentance and prayer.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Gerasimos of Cephalonia as a patron when they bear the name Gerasimos at baptism. Those who share his calling as a monastic also ask his prayers.
Prayer
O holy Gerasimos of Cephalonia, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.
Do not confuse with Gerasimos of the Jordan.