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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Gerasim of Solovki

Hermit of Solovki

A hermit of the Solovki Islands, commemorated in the Russian calendar.

Feast
August 9old style August 22
Era
unknown
Order
Venerables

Life

Holy Venerable Gerasim of Solovki, a hermit, was a disciple of Saint Zosima, the founder of the Solovki monastery, and is mentioned in his life. He outlived his teacher and reposed after his labours in the monastery of Solovki.

The calendar preserves no further details of his life. He is commemorated on 11 July, in the Synaxis of the Saints of Novgorod, and on 22 August, in the Synaxis of the Saints of Solovki.

Commemorated the same day August 9