Modestus (bishop of Trier) explained

Honorific Prefix:Saint
Modestus
Death Date:489
Feast Day:24 February
Venerated In:Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Titles:Bishop of Trier
Canonized Date:Pre-Congregational Saint
Major Shrine:St Matthias Church, Trier, Germany

Modestus (died 489) was bishop of Trier[1] [2] when the Franks gained control over the city of Trier and he is considered a Pre-Congregational Saint.[3] His feast day is 24 February.

Despite the turmoil he lived through he died in Trier in 489 of natural causes and his relics are enshrined in the church Saint Matthias, Trier, Germany.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/trie0.htm Diocese of Trier
  2. Friedrich Pfeiffer: In Modestus. Biographic-bibliographic church encyclopedia (BBKL). Volume 19, Bautz, Nordhausen 2001., p.980-981.
  3. http://catholicsaints.info/diocese-of-trier-germany/ St Modestus
  4. http://catholicsaints.info/saint-modestus-of-trier/ Modestus