Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on August 17
11 holidays and special days are celebrated on August 17 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
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Saint Beatrice of SilvaBeatrice of Silva, born Beatriz de Menezes da Silva, was a Portuguese noblewoman who became the foundress of the monastic Order of the Immaculate Conception. Amadeus of Portugal's younger sister, she is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
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Saint Clare of MontefalcoClare of Montefalco, also known as Saint Clare of the Cross, was an Augustinian nun, abbess, and formerly a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. Pope Leo XIII canonized her on December 8, 1881.
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Elias of EnnaSaint Elias of Enna, born John Rachites, is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Elias is also known as Saint Elias the Younger, or Junior, to distinguish him from the biblical prophet Elijah. He lived a very adventurous life du
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Saint Hyacinth of PolandHyacinth was a Polish Dominican priest and missionary. He is venerated as a saint, who worked to reform the women's monasteries in his native Poland. Educated in Paris and Bologna, he was a Doctor of Sacred Studies. Saint Hyacinth's feast day is 17 August.- Christian feast day: Jacobo Kyushei TomonagaJacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga de Santa María, OP was a Japanese Dominican friar and Catholic priest. He worked on the 1630 Spanish edition of the Nippo Jisho, one of the first modern Japanese dictionaries. He was martyred in 1633.
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Saint Jeanne DelanoueJeanne Delanoue, religious name Joan of the Cross, was the founder of the Congregation of St. Anne of Providence, and is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Saint Mammes of CaesareaSaint Mammes of Caesarea was a child-martyr of the 3rd century, who was martyred at Caesarea. His parents, Theodotus and Rufina, were also martyred.
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Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler (Episcopal Church)Samuel Johnson was a clergyman, educator, linguist, encyclopedist, historian, and philosopher in colonial America. He was a major proponent of both Anglicanism and the philosophies of William Wollaston and George Berkeley in the colonies, founded and served as
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August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)August 16 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - August 18- Engineer's Day (Colombia)Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.
Independence Day, celebrates the independence proclamation of Indonesia from Japan in 1945.The Independence Day of Indonesia is a national holiday in Indonesia commemorating the anniversary of Indonesia's proclamation of independence from the Netherlands on 17 August 1945. It was made a national holiday by government decree in 1946.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on August 17?
11 observances are celebrated on August 17 around the world: Christian feast day: Saint Beatrice of Silva, Christian feast day: Saint Clare of Montefalco, Christian feast day: Elias of Enna, Christian feast day: Saint Hyacinth of Poland, Christian feast day: Jacobo Kyushei Tomonaga, Christian feast day: Saint Jeanne Delanoue. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on August 17?
72 documented historical events happened on August 17, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: The Bulgarians defeated Byzantine forces at the battle of the Gates of Trajan near present-day Ihtiman, with Emperor Basil II barely escaping. On the same day, in another year: The Scottish Reformation Parliament approved a Protestant confession of faith, initiating the Scottish Reformation and disestablishing Catholicism as the national religion. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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