Gerasimos and the Lion

One of Christianity's most beloved animal stories, the tale of a monk that became friends with a lion.
LINKS:
The icon of Saint Gerasimos helping the lion was by Julia Bridget Hayes (her pet cat is called Gerasimos!): https://www.ikonographics.net/
The one towards the end of the video is by Katherine Tussing: https://www.kathryntussing.com/
An article about Saint Gerasimos and the lion as well as his monastery: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2021/03/saint-gerasimos-of-jordan-475.html
A film about the story by @Trisagionfilms (there's some lovely images!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSQjCoe1mn0
The story told for kids with a bit on how to draw the lion from @ancientfaith4kids : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTIUnW1jRiA
Meet a few more desert saints in our episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEfpM27ksCw
The full Akathist we mentioned (it is amazing): https://www.goarch.org/-/akathist-in-praise-of-gods-creation

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