sentences:  His cultus was approved by the Holy See and he is honored as a Blessed by members of that Order.Modestini was a native of the region of Poggibonsi, declared an imperial city in that period by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, according to some accounts as having been born in the small village of Gaggiano, which lay on the major road between that city and Castellina in Chianti.He was born around 1180-1182, making him a contemporary of Francis of Assisi, who later helped to change his life.