Gerry's Name Day

30th September

Gerry, the name has a description or meaning which is from the Greek, 'sacred name'

Gerry has a Name day of 30th September, please check our history page to find out how this was derived

This description represents the Male usage of the name.

This name is a variant of the original name Jerome

St Jerome is a patron saint of the following:

Symbols are often associated with Saints, it often helped in the middle ages when people were unable to read thus Jerome has the following symbols associated

Historically Famous Gerrys

St Jerome is the saint always portrayed with a lion because of the delightful story about how he bravely removed a thorn from its paw, setting the lion to watch over his recalcitrant donkey. Jerome was not just a desert hermit and animal lover, however. He is also remembered as a Doctor of the Church because of his outstanding scholarship. In 382, Jerome became secretary to Pope St Damasus, who set him the extraordinary labour of translating the Greek and Hebrew books of the Bible into Latin, which was becoming the universal language of the Church. Although he was notoriously vitriolic about marriage, Jerome conceived a great friendship for a Roman widow, Paula, and her daughters, and they went to live in Bethlehem. With Paula's money, they were able to found a double monastery, hospice and school. He died there in 420.