Gerasimus of Kefalonia

Saint Gerasimos
The New Ascetic of Cephalonia
Born1509
Trikala, Corinthia, Greece.
Died15 August 1579
Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos ("New Jerusalem"), Valsamata, Cephalonia.
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineMonastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos ("New Jerusalem"), Valsamata, Cephalonia.
Feast

Gerasimos of Kefalonia (Greek: Άγιος Γεράσιμος) is the patron saint of the island of Kefalonia in Greece.

  1. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Γεράσιμος ὁ νέος ἀσκητής ὁ ἐν Κεφαλληνίᾳ. 16 Αυγούστου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  2. ^ Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia. OCA - Lives of the Saints.