Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Saints & hagiography Saints

Gerasimus, Saint

GERASIMO, SANTO

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Feast day: 5 March

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Also known as: Greek: Gerasimos

GERASIMUS, Saint. - Palestinian monk, d. 475. He was the founder of a great laura near the Jordan. According to an ancient tradition the only food of St. G. during Lent was the Eucharist. His feast is on 5 March.

Bibliography

BIBL.: G. Graf, Gerasimus, in LThK, IV, col. 409.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), col. 93.

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Chicago

“Gerasimo, santo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 93. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/gerasimo-santo.

MLA

“Gerasimo, santo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 93. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/gerasimo-santo.

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@incollection{ec6_gerasimo_santo,
  author    = {Redazione},
  title     = {Gerasimo, santo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {93},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/gerasimo-santo}
}

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