Enciclopedia Cattolica

Gerasimus, Saint

GERASIMO, SANTO

Volume VI · p. 79 · 1951

English translation · Testo originale italiano

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

GERASIMO, saint. — Palestinian monk, died in 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 celebrated on 5 March.

BIBL.: G. Graf, Gerasimus, in LThK, IV, col. 409. *
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“GERASIMO, SANTO.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), p. 79. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/gerasimo-santo.