In 475, the death of St. Gerasimus, hermit. Born in Asia Minor, he became a hermit in the desert along the Jordan River. Around him a laura or monastic colony of seventy hermits grew up, and he established a monastery for aspirants as well.
In 1625, Blessed Jeremy of Valacchia, a Romanian by birth, who became a Capuchin in Naples. He spent the rest of his life taking care of the sick.
Our daily martyrology was written by Fr. Hugh Feiss, OSB. Copyright © 2008 by the Monastery of the Ascension, Jerome, ID 83338.
