07 Works, Today, March 4th, is Saint Gerasimus’s Day, With Footnotes – #62

St. Gerasimus of Jordan River
St. Gerasimus of Jordan River

Gerasimus of the Jordan was a Christian saintmonk and abbot of the 5th century AD. He was born into a wealthy family in the the southern part of Asia Minor, but he left his family wealth and worldly affairs to become a monk. He attended the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon in 451 AD. His feast day is celebrated on March 4

 

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