Fine passage from Messiah and so memorable (8)
I believe the answer is:
handsome
'fine' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'passage from messiah and so memorable' is the wordplay.
'passage from' says the answer is hidden in the clue (a sequence or passage of letters from the clue).
'HANDSOME' is hidden within 'messiah and so memorable'.
(Other definitions for handsome that I've seen before include "Fit" , "Good-looking or generous" , "'Good-looking, as a man might be (8)'" , "Striking" , "Goodly" .)