Modestus of Jerusalem


Modestus
Patriarch of Jerusalem
BornSebasteia, Byzantine Empire
Died11 March 638(638-03-11) (aged 77–78)
Jerusalem, Byzantine Empire
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church
Feast17 December (Roman Catholic Church)
16 December [O.S. 29 December (where the Julian calendar is used)]
18 December [O.S. 31 December (where the Julian calendar is used)]
Modestus
Patriarch of Jerusalem
Installed632
Term ended634
PredecessorZacharias of Jerusalem
SuccessorSaint Sophronius
Personal details
DenominationEastern Christianity

Saint Modestus of Jerusalem (Greek: Μόδεστος Ιεροσολύμων)[1] was Patriarch of Jerusalem from 632-634.[2]

He is commemorated as a saint by the Catholic Church on December 17, and by the Eastern Orthodox Church, on May 17, March 29 or December 16. The Palestinian-Georgian calendar venerates him on December 16 and October 19 in the Acta Sanctorum.