Saint Modestus of Trier

Memorial

• 24 February

Profile

Bishop of Trier, Germany in 486 during a period of great political turmoil when the city came under the rule of the Franks.

Died

• 489 of natural causes
• relics enshrined in the church Saint Matthias, Trier, Germany

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson