Venerable-Martyr · 20th century
Saint Gerasimus of Tismana
Also known as Gherasim Iscu
Abbot of the Tismana Monastery in Oltenia who died in the Târgu Ocna prison in 1951, remembered for forgiving and tending the man who had tortured him.
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Born 1912; reposed 1951 in Târgu Ocna prison. Glorified by the Romanian Orthodox Church (Feb 2025).
Sources: Basilica.ro; Orthodox Times; Romanian Orthodox Church synodal canonization (Feb 2025)