Saint of the Day – 4 November – Saint Modesta (Died c680) Virgin of Trier, Abbess of the Monastery of Ohren in Trier founded by her uncle St Modoald.
Also known as – Modesta of Ohren, … of Trier (formerly Treves).
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Treves, St Modesta, Virgin.”
Modesta was the niece of St Itta and, therefore, a cousin of St Gertrude (626–659). Modesta became a Benedictine Nun and was appointed the 1st Abbess, by Saint Modoald, her uncle and the Bishop of Trier, for the Convent of Ohren, situate in Trier.
The Abbey was built on the site of ancient Roman granaries still remaining on the site. It was later dedicated to the Patronage of Saint Irmina of Ohren, the Abbey’s 2nd Abbess.
Modesta died on 4 November of a year towards the end of the 7th Century and her body was venerated ind in 1769 in the Church of the Abbey of St.Irmina in Öhren. In 1770, the Church was destroyed and rebuilt, but no altar was dedicated to the Saint. According to local believers, her Relics were transferred to the Church of St Matthias, where they rest among the bones of many Saints.
Her cult has been documented since at least the 9th Century and her name appears among the virgins in the Litanies of the Saints, calendars and Liturgical books of Trier and Utrecht.
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