Modestus of Carinthia
Modestus († before 772 probably in Maria Saal ) was a holy mission bishop in Carinthia .
Life
Modestus probably came from Ireland . At the request of the Slav Duke Cheitumar, Virgilius von Salzburg sent him around 757 together with several priests as a missionary to Carantania . Modestus was a choir bishop (episcopus missus), a bishop who was dependent on Salzburg and had no diocese of his own. He built a Marienkirche, probably a predecessor of that Marienkirche of Maria Saal , opposite the Karnburg near the Roman city Virunum . From here he worked all over the country, teaching, preaching the gospel and ordaining priests. According to the Conversio Bagoariorum et Carantanorum ( "... ecclesiam Sanctae Mariae et aliam Liburnia civitate, seu ad Undrimas et in aliis plurimis locis ..." ), he built and consecrated churches in St. Peter im Holz (the former Roman Episcopal town Teurnia ), and in the Styrian Ingeringtal (ad Undrimas). This last church is believed to be in Ingering near Knittelfeld or in Fohnsdorf .
His (alleged) remains are venerated in Maria Saal. The mission of the Karantans, which was briefly interrupted after the death of Modestus, was continued from 772 with further choir bishops and mission priests.
Remembrance day
Remembrance days are November 24th in the Diocese of Gurk or December 3rd .
See also
- For other people with this name see under Modestus .
literature
- Karl Amon (ed.): Church history of Styria . Styria, Graz-Vienna-Cologne 1993, ISBN 3-222-12183-4
- Reinhard Härtel : Modestus of Carinthia . In: Lexicon of saints and veneration of saints . 2nd volume. Herder, Freiburg i. B. 2003, ISBN 3-451-28192-9
- Georg Scheibelreiter : Christianity in Austria in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. From the beginning to the time of Frederick III. In: Rudolf Leeb, Maximilian Liebmann , Georg Scheibelreiter and Peter G. Tropper, History of Christianity in Austria. From late antiquity to the present. Austrian history , Herwig Wolfram , (Ed.). Supplementary volume 3. Vienna 2003.
- Josef Vodka: Church in Austria. Guide through their history . Herder, Vienna 1959
- Josef Vodka: Modestus . In: Lexicon for Theology and Church . 2nd edition, 7th volume. Herder, Freiburg i. B. 1962
- Ekkart Sauser: MODESTUS. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 21, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-110-3 , Sp. 1010-1011.
Web links
- Lexicon of saints
- Entry on Modestus, Heiliger in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Modestus of Carinthia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Modestus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saint, Bishop of Maria Saal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century or 8th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 772 |
| Place of death | uncertain: Maria Saal |