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Yerasimos

A form of Gerasimos

Gerasimos, Yerasimos, in English

This name's day is recorded above, but we can't verify it yet — the sources are single or they disagree. We hold it out of the calendar subscriptions until the printed synaxaria confirm it. Low risk is not the same as verified.

It keeps the same day as the name it comes from — everything below is that name’s.

Key facts

Gerasimos at a glance

Name day
4 name days are kept — Greek custom keeps them all
This year · 2026
Wednesday, 4 March · Sunday, 16 August · Tuesday, 15 September · Tuesday, 20 October
Next year · 2027
Thursday, 4 March · Monday, 16 August · Wednesday, 15 September · Wednesday, 20 October

Variations

Forms & nicknames of the name

One name takes many forms — the formal, the everyday, the affectionate, and the spellings that travelled abroad. Each has its own page here, and all share the same day.

Greek forms

English & romanised

Gerasimos you are hereYerasimos

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Iconography

Gerasimos in sacred art

DepictingVenerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia

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