SAINT GERASIMUS OF CALABRIA, RELIGIOUS - 14 JUNE

 

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SAINT GERASIMUS OF CALABRIA, RELIGIOUS

Of Saint Gerasimus, of the Order of Saint Basil, whose festival is variously listed as June 14, March 5, and May 14), nothing is known except his fatherland (Calabria). Romäus* mentions a town called Saint Laurence (S. Lotero) near Leucopetra (Capo di Leuca) as his place of residence. His veneration has also ceased (II. 974).

In a calendar of the Basilians used by the Bollandists* he is called Abbot, and March 5 is stated as his feast day. Perhaps the reason for this was a confusion of this Calabrian monk with the Palestinian abbot of that name. (Jun. VI. 127).

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 403)

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Gerasimus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.