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The Virgin Nativity Cathedral
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 († 475), around 450 he came from the Thebaid wilderness (Egypt) to Palestine and settled down in Jordan where he founded a monastery. During the Lent he used to withdraw to the wilderness and eat nothing until Easter when he received communion. A lion helped Gerasimus throughout his life and after Gerasim’s death died on his grave and was buried nearby. Feast day: 4 (17) March. |