Gerontius

The name of Gerontius, derived from the Greek word for old man, has the following meanings:

• Gerontius († 411), a Roman general from the early fifth century
• Gerontius of Moscow (1473-1489), a Metropolitan and Patriarch of Moscow
• Gerontius, a historical novel of the writer James Hamilton - Paterson of 1989 on an Amazon trip by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar William in 1923
• Gerontius of Cervia († 501), also Gerontius Ficocle, an Italian bishop of Cervia in the 6th century, which was later canonized as a martyr
• The Dream of Gerontius ( The German Dream of Gerontius ), a nearly 900 rows comprehensive, in 1865 published poem by the English Cardinal John Henry Newman
• The Dream of Gerontius ( The German Dream of Gerontius ), a 1900 first performed oratorio by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar William after the eponymous poem by the English Cardinal John Henry Newman

See also:

• Geraint, Welsh form of Gerontius
• Geront ( Greek γερουσία ), a council of elders in ancient Sparta, which consists of 28 Geronte ( γέρων Greek for " old man " ) was
• Geronticus calvus, scientific name of the smooth neck Rapp, an Ibis - type
• Gerontology ( Greek γέρων Géron " old man ", λόγος lógos "teaching" ), a name given to the science of aging

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