Gelasius of Rimet

Saint Gelasius of Rimet was abbot of the Rimet Monastery in Transylvania. He had lived as a solitary near the Rimet creek and had been granted the grace of working miracles. He fasted on weekdays, eating only on Saturdays and Sundays, and his only food was the Eucharist. During the day he fulfilled his monastic obediences, and at night he kept vigil. He was the spiritual father of many hermits of Rimet Mountain, whom he visited during Great Lent. He healed the sick and cast out demons from the possessed. It is said that a spring of water appeared through his holy prayers.

His later years were spent as a bishop, and he departed to the Lord after many labors on behalf of his flock. The Orthodox Church of Romania glorified him in 1992. He is commemorated on 30 June (new style; 13 July on the old calendar).