Saints of 17 June
The feast, the saints of the day, and the Roman Martyrology for 17 June.
Feasts in 2026
Wednesday 17 June 2026.
- Ordinary Form: St Albert Chmielowski. Optional memorial, white.
- 1962 calendar: St. Gregory Barbarigo, Bishop and Confessor. Third class, white.
Feasts that depend on the date of Easter fall on a different day each year.
Saints of the day
- St Albert Chmielowski. Painter turned servant of the homeless.
Roman Martyrology
The holy martyrs of the Salarian road (Rome)
At Rome, during the persecution of Diocletian, the martyrs, who were put to death for the faith of Christ, and buried on the old Salarian road, at the foot of Cucumer hill.
St Montanus of Terracina
At Terracina, St. Montanus, a soldier, who received the crown of martyrdom after suffering many torments, in the time of the emperor Adrian and the ex-consul Leontius.
Ss. Menander and Marcian
At Venafro, the holy martyrs Meander and Marcian, who were beheaded in the persecution of Maximian.
Ss. Manuel, Sabel and Ismael
At Chalcedon, the holy martyrs Manuel, Sabel, and Isrnael, whom the king of Persia sent as ambassadors to Julian the Apostate to treat of peace. Having firmly refused to worship idols, as they had been commanded by the emperor, they were put to the sword.
Ss. Isaurus, Innocent, Felix, Jeremias and Peregrinus (Apollonia)
At Apollonia, in Macedonia, the holy martyrs Isaurus, deacon, Innocent, Felix, Jeremias, and Peregrinus, natives of Athens, who were tortured in different manners by the tribune Tripontius, and finally decapitated.
St Himerius of Amelia
At Amelia, in Umbria, the bishop St. Himerius, whose body was translated to Cremona.
St Gundulphus, bishop
In the territory of Bourges, St. Gundulphus, bishop.
St Avitus of Orléans
At Orleans, St. Avitus, priest and confessor.
St Hypatius of Phrygia
In Phrygia, St. Hypatius, confessor.
St Bessarion
Also, St. Bessarion, anchorite.
St Rainerius of Pisa
At Pisa, in Tuscany, St. Rainerius, confessor.
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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