Saint Modestus of Carinthia

Also known as

• Modestus of Salzburg

Memorial

• 5 February

Profile

Benedictine monk. Spiritual student of Saint Virgilius at Salzburg, Austria. Bishop of Carinthia, Austria, and largely responsible for the region’s evangelization.

Died

• c.722 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Modestus of Carinthia“. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 April 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>