Modestus | |
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Patriarch of Jerusalem | |
Born | Sebasteia, Byzantine Empire |
Died | 11 March 638 Jerusalem, Byzantine Empire | (aged 77–78)
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 17 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 | |
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Patriarch of Jerusalem | |
Installed | 632 |
Term ended | 634 |
Predecessor | Zacharias of Jerusalem |
Successor | Saint Sophronius |
Personal details | |
Denomination | Eastern 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.