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DOCUMENTARY: Abbot Gerasimos – The Partridge Monasterytranslated

September 7, 2026 · 1 min read

The Holy Monastery of Agios Gerasimos of Iordanitis is one of the oldest Greek Orthodox monasteries in the Holy Land. Located on the West Bank, east of Jericho, it was built in 455 AD. by the Saint himself and is known as the Monastery of Perdika. The Blessed Abbot of the Monastery, Elder Chrysostomos – who fell asleep yesterday, September 6, 2026 – created a living organism in the desert keeping and developing the monastery.

Watch Maria Yachnaki's documentary which she has granted to Pemtousia, on the On Demand content of Pemtousia TV.

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