Saint Modestus the Deacon

Memorial

• 12 February

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Deacon. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Born

• Sardinia (part of modern Italy)

Died

• c.304
• relics moved to Benevento, Italy c.785

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Modestus the Deacon”. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 February 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-modestus-the-deacon/>