Gerontius of Jerusalem
Also: Gerontius the Archimandrite
Born: the year and the place are not known. Died perhaps in 485; the place is not known.
Priest who led the monasteries of Melania the Younger on the Mount of Olives and wrote her life.
Wrote in Greek.
Places lived
- 439 to 485Hierosolyma (now Jerusalem)priestyears probable
Works
1 work, in the order they were written. 1 work can be read here.
- Life of Melania the Younger probably this authorThe life of the rich Roman lady who gave away her wealth and built monasteries in Jerusalem.45,250 words
How we know the dates and places
- Born not known
- E. A. Clark, The Life of Melania the Younger (1984), introduction
- Place of birth not known
- E. A. Clark, The Life of Melania the Younger (1984), introduction
- Died not sure
- E. A. Clark, The Life of Melania the Younger (1984), introduction; Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Euthymius 45: driven out after 45 years as head
- Place of death not known
- E. A. Clark, The Life of Melania the Younger (1984), introduction
- Hierosolyma, years probable
- E. A. Clark, The Life of Melania the Younger (1984), introduction: head of the houses from the death of Melania (439)
- Hierosolyma, place sure
- Life of Melania 49 and 68; Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Euthymius 27 and 45; site: Pleiades https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/687928