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March 16, 2026
HE MANAGED TO TAME A LION TOO: Today we celebrate Venerable Gerasim of Jordan
As a young man, he turned to a life of asceticism to purify his soul and body and ascend to God.
TL;DR
- Venerable Gerasim of Jordan founded a monastery near the Jordan River.
- His monastic rule required monks to spend five days in their cells eating dry bread and dates, with open cells.
- Monks gathered for a communal meal of vegetables and wine on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Gerasim is known for taming a lion by removing a thorn from its paw, and the lion remained with him until his death.
- He was a proponent of Orthodoxy at the 4th Ecumenical Council in Chalcedon.
- His disciple was the famous Saint Kyriakos the Recluse.
- He passed away in 475 AD.
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