Gerasimos of St Anne's Skete

Gerasimos of St Anne's Skete (d. 1917) came from Madytos, a city of monks. He was tonsured a monk and ordained deacon and priest in the hut of the Holy Hieromartyr Seraphim in Saint Anne's Skete. He then lived in the hut of the Holy Martyr Eustathios and finally settled in the hut of the Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-⁠Bearer, of the later Kartsonaioi. During the forty liturgies after his ordination he kept vigil daily and, so as not to fall asleep, worked hard building terraces, which survive to this day.

According to Elder Anthimos of St Anne's (d. 1996), he was distinguished as an excellent hesychast, a strict faster, very fond of the services, an excellent confessor and a wonderful musician. He was very industrious, hardworking and strong. Dozens of terraces for olive trees were made by his hands, to give rest to his brothers, as his present successors say. He reposed in the Lord on 11 March 1917 in the hut of Saint George and was buried among the fathers of the skete, to be remembered always and to rest rejoicing eternally. He is venerated by the faithful, without synodal canonization.