St. Gerasimusof the Jordan
Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life
“...a lion had aided Saint Gerasimus in his tasks, and upon the death of the Elder it died at his grave ...the lion is depicted on icons of the saint, at his feet.”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Birth
4th century
Lycia, Asia Minor
Death
475
Palestine
Connected Sts.
Undertakings & Callings
- Desert-dwelling
- Founding a monastery
- Fasting
- Asceticism
God's Gifts
- Angel Seer
- Animal submission
Sufferings
- Heresy
Places
- Thebaid, Egypt