Gerontius - Definition and Overview

The name Gerontius, which is derived from a Greek word meaning old man, can refer to:

• The Dream of Gerontius (poem), a dramatic religious poem by Cardinal Newman.
• The Dream of Gerontius, an oratorio by Edward Elgar which sets Newman's poem to music.
• Gerontius, Metropolitan of Moscow (1473-1489).
• Gerontius Took, a Thain of the Shire (a hobbit) in the prehistory of J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional Middle-earth.