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October 27th is the day the Church honors the Martyr St. Nestor, whose life and martyrdom are directly linked to the glorious Martyr St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki. It is for this reason that the lives and testimony of these famous saints be studied together.
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St. Gerasimos was born in Trikala, of the Corinthian eparchy in 1506. His father, Demetrios, was from an aristocratic family in Constantinople. St. Gerasimos was raised and educated as a member of the ruling class at that time. When he was 20 years old, he decided to go to Zakynthos (Zante), a great center of education in that period.
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