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Gerasimos Palladas

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Saint

Gerasimos II
Patriarchs of Alexandria
Native name
Γεράσιμος Παλλαδάς
ChurchGreek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
In office1688 – 20 Jan 1710
PredecessorParthenius I
SuccessorSamuel
Previous post(s)Metropolitan of Kastoria
Personal details
Bornunknown
Died15 January 1714
Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece
DenominationGreek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
Sainthood
Feast day15 January
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Title as SaintPatriarch, Holy Hierarch
Canonized2003
Alexandria
by Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria

Gerasimos II Palladas (Greek: Γεράσιμος Β' Παλλαδάς) served as Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria between 1688 and 1710. He is honoured as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and is commemorated annually on 16 January.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεράσιμος ὁ Παλλαδὰς Πατριάρχης Ἀλεξανδρείας. 16 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Sources

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  • "Gerasimos II Paladas (1688–1710)". Official web site of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  • Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Γεράσιμος ὁ Παλλαδὰς Πατριάρχης Ἀλεξανδρείας. 16 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
Preceded by Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
1688–1710
Succeeded by