Gerasimos Explained

Gerasimos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γεράσιμος) is a Greek given name derived from Greek "γέρας" ("gΕras", "gift of honour, prize, reward"^[1]). The suffix -ιμος gives the meaning "the one who deserves honour". It can also be anglicized as "Gerassimos" or "Gerasimus". It can also be slavicized as Gerasim (Russian: Герасим; pronounced as /ru/).

Saints

• Gerasimus of the Jordan, a Christian saint, monk, and abbot of the 5th century AD
• Gerasimos, Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Symeon, Christian author in Arabic, 12th/13th century
• Gerasimos of Euripos, Orthodox monk and disciple of Gregory of Sinai, 14th century
• Gerasimus of Kefalonia, a Christian saint and monk of the 16th century AD from the Greek island of Kefalonia

Orthodox bishops

Patriarchs of Constantinople

• Gerasimus I of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320 to 1321
• Gerasimus II of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople from 1673 to 1674
• Gerasimus III of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople from 1794 to 1797

Other Orthodox patriarchs

• Gerasimus I of Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and later Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem in the late 19th century AD
• Gerasimos I, Serbian Patriarch, Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch (1574-1586)

Other Orthodox bishops

• Gerasimos Avlonites, a Greek Orthodox bishop of the Diocese of Arcadia in Crete in the 18th century AD
• Gerasimos Michaleas, a bishop of the Greek Orthodox church of America in the 21st century AD

Other people

• Gerasimos Vokos, a Greek writer
• Gerasimos Arsenis, a Greek politician
• Gerasimos Skiadaresis, a Greek actor

See also

• Gerasim
• Patriarch Gerasimus (disambiguation)
• Erasmus (disambiguation)

References

1. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aalphabetic+letter%3D*g%3Aentry+group%3D13%3Aentry%3Dge%2Fras Liddel & Scott, Greek Lexicon, γέρας