Modestos of Jerusalem was a 7th-century monk and patriarch who led the church in Jerusalem from 632 to 634. Born in Sebasteia, he faced early hardship after losing his parents and was briefly enslaved in Egypt, where he eventually won his freedom by converting his master. Following a period of ascetic life on Mount Sinai, he served as an abbot before rising to the patriarchal throne during a period of significant reconstruction for the local Christian community.