Gerasimos

Gerasimos ( el, Γεράσιμος) is a Greek given name derived from Greek "γέρας" ("gΕras", "gift of honour, prize, reward"Liddel & Scott, Greek Lexicon, γέρας
/ref>). 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; ).

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
* Gerassimos Moutafis, a Greek singer

See also

* Gerasim
* Patriarch Gerasimus (disambiguation)
* Erasmus (disambiguation)

References

{{given name, Gerasimos

Greek-language given names
Greek masculine given names