ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 5th of March SAINT GERASIMUS, ABBOT The name Gerasimus , derived from the Greek, is rendered Honoratus in Latin. It means honoured . This saint originally came from Lycia in Asia Minor. He devoted himself to the hermit life and had already made great strides in piety when the Eutychians succeeded in winning him over to their side. Thankfully, he was brought back to his senses by Abbot Euthymius and returned to the true faith. During the reign of Theodosius the Younger, Gerasimus visited some monasteries in Thebais.and afterwards settled in Palestine, where he built a great Laura for 70 hermits on the Jordan River, not very far from Jericho. Along with Saint Sabas , he became one of the most famous and respected Ascetics of his time. When the Council of Chalcedon (in the year 451) took place, his reputation had already penetrated all the countries of the East. His way of life and that of his brothers under him was very...