Gerasimoula can be celebrated on 2 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.
Every feast on which Gerasimoula is celebrated
| New Calendar | Feast | Old Calendar (civil date) |
|---|---|---|
| August 16 | Gerasimos of Cephalonia (Repose) | August 29 |
| October 20 | Gerasimos of Cephalonia (Translation of Relics) | November 2 |
The saints behind the name
Gerasimos of Cephalonia (Repose)
August 16, Venerable, Γεράσιμος Κεφαλληνίας
Saint Gerasimos was born in the Peloponnese in the sixteenth century, became a monk on Mount Athos and later settled on Cephalonia, where he founded a convent at Omala and served the people in famine and sickness. He reposed on the fifteenth of August 1579.
Name days: Gerasimos, Makis, Gerasim, Gerasimoula
Gerasimos of Cephalonia (Translation of Relics)
October 20, Venerable, Γεράσιμος ο εν Κεφαλληνία
Gerasimos was born at Trikala in Corinthia in 1506 of the noble Notaras family. He became a monk on Mount Athos, lived in the Holy Land and on Zakynthos, and finally settled on Cephalonia, where he founded the convent of New Jerusalem at Omala.
Name days: Gerasimos, Gerasimus, Makis, Gerasim, Gerasimoula
Also celebrating with Gerasimoula
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Gerasimos, Makis, Gerasim, Gerasimus
What to say on a name day
The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.