Gerasimos
Name list
Gerasimos (Greek: Γεράσιμος), latinised as Gerasimus and sometimes anglicised as Gerassimos, is a Greek given name derived from "γέρας" ("géras", "gift of honour, prize, reward"). The suffix -ιμος gives the meaning "the one who deserves honour".
01Saints
- Gerasimus of the Jordan, monk and abbot of the 5th century; saint
- Gerasimos, Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Symeon, Christian author in Arabic, 12th/13th century; saint
- Gerasimos of Euripos, Orthodox monk, disciple of Gregory of Sinai, missionary in Greece during Frankish occupation (c. 1320s); saint
- Gerasimus of Kefalonia, and monk of the 16th century from the Greek island of Kefalonia; saint
02Orthodox patriarchs and bishops
Patriarch Gerasimus
Patriarch Gerasimus or Patriarch Gerasimos may refer to:
Patriarchs of Constantinople
- Gerasimus I of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1320-1321
- Gerasimus II of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1673-1674
- Gerasimus III of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1794-1797
Patriarchs of Alexandria
- Patriarch Gerasimus I of Alexandria, ruled in 1620-1636
- Patriarch Gerasimus II (Palladas) of Alexandria, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria in 1688-1710
- Patriarch Gerasimus III of Alexandria, ruled in 1783-1788
Other Orthodox patriarchs
- Gerasimus I, Serbian Patriarch, Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch in 1574-1586
- Gerasimus I of Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and later Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem in the late 19th century
Orthodox bishops
- Metropolitan Gerasimos Avlonites, Greek Orthodox bishop of the Diocese of Arcadia in Crete in the 18th century
- Gerasimos Michaleas, bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of America in the 21st century
03Given name
More at "See also: #Related articles"
- Gerasimos Vokos, a Greek writer
- Gerasimos Arsenis, a Greek politician
- Gerasimos Skiadaresis, a Greek actor
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