Saint Gerasimos of Kefalonia

Orthodox icon of Saint Gerasimos of Kefalonia on thick plywood 20mm, which does not sting and keeps its shape over time. Preparation with acrylic stucco and have been used acrylic colors. It has been covered with varnish to keep the colors undiluted in time and humidity. Hanging clip included on the back of the icon. 

St. Gerasimos was born in the village of Trikkala in the Peloponessos. As a young adult, he became a monk on the island of Zakynthos. At Mount Athos he became a schemamonk and went to Jerusalem to worship at the Life-bearing Tomb of the Saviour. After visiting many holy places in Jerusalem, Mount Sinai, Antioch, Damascus, Alexandria and Egypt, he returned to Jerusalem where he became a lamp-lighter at the Sepulchre of the Lord. The monk was ordained a deacon and then a priest. For solitude he withdrew to the Jordan, where he spent forty days without respite. Having received the Patriarch's blessing for a life of silence, St Gerasimus withdrew to Zakynthos in solitude, eating only vegetation. After five years he was inspired to go the island of Kephalonia, where he lived in a cave. He restored a church at Omala, and he founded a women monastery where he lived in constant toil and vigil for thirty years. At 71 years of age, the venerable Gerasimus knew that he would soon die. He gave his blessing to the nuns and peacefully fell asleep in the Lord on August 15, 1579. His feast day is on August 16 and is the patron saint of the island of Kefalonia.