A baptismal name for a boy
Gerasimos
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Gerasimos
Saint Gerasimos II of AlexandriaJanuary 16Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria from 1688 to 1710, commemorated each year on 16 January.
Venerable Gerasimos of KefaloniaAugust 16Patron saint of the island of Kefalonia in Greece, a monk who lived from 1506 to 1579.- Venerable Gerasimos of Mikra Agia AnnaDecember 7Athonite monk and hymnographer, born Anastasios Graikas; glorified by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2023.
- Hieromartyr GerasimosJune 23Archbishop of Crete, killed in Heraklion in 1821; canonized in 2000.
- Hieromartyr GerasimosJune 23Bishop of Rethymno in Crete, killed in 1822; canonized in 2000.
- Venerable Gerasimos of St Paul'sAn Athonite elder of St Paul's Monastery, who reposed in 1957; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Gerasimos of St Basil'sAn Athonite elder of St Basil Skete, who reposed in 1967; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Gerasimos of EsphigmenouAn Athonite elder of Esphigmenou Monastery, who reposed in 1935; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Gerasimos of St Anne's SketeAn Athonite elder of St Anne Skete, who reposed in 1917; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Gerasimos of DionysiouAn Athonite elder of Dionysiou Monastery, who reposed in 1955; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Gerasimos of XenophontosAn Athonite elder of Xenophontos Monastery, who reposed in 1996; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
- Venerable Gerasimos of KolitsouA monk of the cell of the Archangels at Kolitsou, who reposed in 2018 aged ninety-five; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
Questions
The name day of Gerasimos is January 16, the feast of Saint Gerasimos II of Alexandria. It is also kept on August 16, December 7, June 23.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Gerasimos, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Gerasimos is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Gerasimos II of Alexandria as patron.