When is Gerasimus’s name day?

Gerasimus’s name day is October 20, the feast of Gerasimos of Cephalonia (Translation of Relics).

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on November 2 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on October 20.

The saint behind the name

• 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 on October 20

These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:

Gerasimos, Makis, Gerasim, Gerasimoula

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.