Modestus of Trier

Saint Modestus was bishop of Trier, in present-⁠day Germany, when the Franks gained control of the city. He died of natural causes at Trier in 489. He is commemorated on 24 February.

Despite the general turmoil, he remained at Trier to the end. His veneration is first attested in the twelfth century and was linked with the Benedictine abbey of Saints Eucharius and Matthias at Trier. His relics lie in the parish church of this abbey, the church of Saint Matthias.

He lived before the separation of the Churches, and so he is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church.