Gerasimos
Gerasimos (Greek: 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 (Ukrainian: Герасим; IPA: [ɡʲɪrˈasʲɪm]).
Orthodox bishops
Patriarchs of Constantinople
- Gerasimus I of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople from 1320–1321
- Gerasimus II of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople from 1673–1674
- Gerasimus III of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople from 1794–1797
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
- Metropolitan 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
- Gerasimus of the Jordan, a Christian saint, monk, and abbot of the 5th century AD
- Gerasimos of Euboia, Orthodox monk and disciple of St. Gregory of Sinai, 14th century (feast day: December 7)
- Gerasimus of Kefalonia, a Christian saint and monk of the 16th century AD from the Greek island of Kefalonia
- Gerasimos Vokos, a Greek writer
- Gerasimos Arsenis, a Greek politician
- Gerasimos Skiadaresis, a Greek actor
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