Venerable Martyr
Gerasim of Obnora
A monastic martyr of the Obnora region, commemorated in the Russian calendar.
- Reposed
- 153816th century
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Venerable Martyr Gerasim of Obnora († 1538) was a monk of the Holy Trinity monastery of Paul of Obnora. In the year 1538 the Tatars ravaged the monastery, and Gerasim suffered then, together with other venerable martyrs of Obnora. The elder died of the wounds he received.
The calendar numbers him with the other venerable martyrs of Pavlo-Obnorsk, Ephraim, Isaac, Daniel and Mitrophan. He is commemorated on 11 July (new style, a movable day), in the Synaxis of the Saints of Vologda.