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Gerasimus was a monk at Lycia, Asia Minor. He was a hermit as well.
In c.451, Gerasimus moved to Palestine where he founded a house near the Dead Sea. In c.475, he founded another one on the River Jordan near Jericho that later grew to great importance and spread monasticism throughout the region.
Born
- Lycia, Asia Minor
Died
- c.475 of natural causes
Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
Patronage
- Cephalonia, Greece
Representation
- monk healing a lion (early writers may have confused Gerasimus and Saint Hieronymus)
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-gerasimus/
