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Feast · December 18

Modestus of Jerusalem

holy hierarch7th century

The Life

Modestus of Jerusalem was a holy hierarch (bishop) of the Orthodox Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar. The Church remembers the holy bishops as those who shepherded the people of God in faithfulness to Christ and the apostles, often at great personal cost. A more complete account of this saint's life and ministry will be added soon.