Saints of 17 April
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 17 April.
Feasts in 2026
Friday 17 April 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Stephen Harding. Optional memorial, white.
- 1962 calendar: Friday of the First Week after Easter. Fourth class, white. Also kept: St. Anicetus, Pope and Martyr.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Stephen Harding. Co-founder of the Cistercians.
Roman Martyrology
St Anicetus, pope and martyr
IT Rome, St. Anicetus, pope and martyr, who obtained the palm of martyrdom in the persecution of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.
St Mappalicus of Africa
In Africa, the birthday of blessed Mappalicus, and many others who were crowned with martyrdom, as is related by St. Cyprian in his epistle to the Martyrs and Confessors.
Ss. Fortunatus and Marcian
In the same country, the holy martyrs Fortunatus and Marcian.
Ss. Peter and Hermogenes, martyrs (Antioch)
At Antioch, the holy martyrs Peter, a deacon, and Hermogenes, his servant.
Ss. Elias, Paul and Isidore (Cordova)
At Cordova, the holy martyrs Elias, a priest, Paul and Isidore, monks.
St Pantagathus of Vienne
At Vienne, St. Pantagathus, bishop.
St Innocent of Tortona
At Tortona, St. Innocent, bishop and confessor.
St Stephen, abbot (Citeaux)
At Citeaux, in France, the abbot St. Stephen, who was the first to live in the desert of Citeaux, and who joyfully welcomed St. Bernard and his companions when they came thither.
St Robert, confessor
In the monastery of Chaise-Dieu, in the diocese of Clermont, St. Robert, confessor, founder and first abbot of that monastery.
From the 1916 English edition of the Roman Martyrology, which is in the public domain. Saints canonised since then are added with a short note.
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