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Saints of 17 February

40 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 17 February, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

Our Lady of Constantinople Also called Sainte-Marie-du-Rosaire and Notre-Dame de Constantinople.

Saints (28)

St. Alexis Falconieri Born: 13th century at Florence, Italy. Died: 17 February 1310 at Monte Sennario, Italy. Canonized: 15 January 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. Patronage: Orvieto, Italy. Also called Alessio.
St. Bartholomew degli Amidei Died: at Monte Sennario, Italy. Canonized: 15 January 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. Also called Amadeus degli Amidei, Amadio Amidei, Bartholomes degli Amidei, and Bartolomeo degli Amidei.
St. Benedict dell'Antella Died: 20 August 1268. Canonized: 15 January 1888 by Pope Leo XIII. Also called Manettus, Manetius, Manetto.
St. Benedict of Cagliari Died: c.1112 at Saint Saturninus Basilica monastery, Cagliari, Sardinia. Also called Benedict of Dolia.
St. Bonosus of Trier Died: c.373. Also called Bonosio, Bonoso.
St. Evermod of Ratzeburg Died: 1178. Also called Evermode.
St. Faustinus the Martyr
St. Finan of Iona Born: in Ireland. Died: 9 February 661 in Ireland. Also called Finan of Lindisfarne and Fian....
St. Fintán of Clonenagh Born: at Leinster, Ireland. Died: 603. Also called Fintán of Clúain Ednech.
St. Flavian of Constantinople Died: 449. Canonized: 451 by the Council of Chalcedon. Also called Flavian of Ricina and Flaviano....
St. Fortchern of Trim Patronage: bell-founders. Also called Forkernus.
St. Gherardino Sostegni Canonized: 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. Also called Gherardino Sostenes, Gherardino Sostegno, and Gerardino....
St. Guevrock
St. Habet-Deus Died: c.500.
St. Hugh dei Lippi-Uguccioni Born: Florence, Italy. Died: 3 May 1282 at Mount Senario, Italy. Also called Ricovero dei Lippi-Ugoccioni.
St. John Buonagiunta Monetti Died: 1256. Canonized: 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. Also called John Buonagiunta and John Bonaiuncta.
St. Julian of Caesarea Died: burned to death in 309 at Caesarea, Palestine.
St. Loman of Trim Died: c.450. Patronage: Trim, Ireland. Also called Loman mac Dalláin and Lomàn, Lomanus, Lommàn, Lonan, Luman, Lumanus.
Blessed Luke Belludi Born: c.1200 in Padua, Italy. Died: c.1285. Also called Lucas, Lukas.
St. Lupiano
St. Lurech Born: Ireland. Also called Lurig.
St. Mac Earc Born: early 5th century Ireland.
St. Mesrop the Teacher Born: c.362 in Hatsik, Taron Province, Kingdom of Armenia. Died: 17 February 440 in Vagharshapat, Armenia. Also called Mesrop Mashtot and Mesrob....
St. Petrus Yu Chong-nyul Born: 1837 in Taphyen, Yulli county. Died: beaten to death on the evening of 17 February 1866 in prison in Pyongyang, North Korea. Canonized: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Peter Yu Chong-nyul and Peteuro Yu Jeong-nyul.
St. Polychronius of Babylon
St. Silvinus of Auchy Born: near Toulouse, France. Died: 15 February 718 at the abbey of Auchy-les-Moines, Artois, France. Also called Silvinus of Therouanne and Silvin, Silvino.
St. Silvinus of Cremona Born: Cremono, Italy. Died: 773. Also called Silvano, Silvanus, Silvin, Silvino.
St. Theodulus of Caesarea Died: crucified in 309 at Caesarea, Palestine.

Blessed (9)

Blessed Antoni Leszczewicz Born: 30 September 1890 in Abramovsk, Vilniaus rajonas, Lithuania. Died: burned to death on 17 February 1943 at the death camp in Rositsa, Vitebskaya voblasts', Belarus. Beatified: 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Warsaw, Poland.
Blessed Barnabas of Terni Born: Italy. Died: c.1475 at the Carceri hermitage on Monte Subiaco, Italy. Also called Barnaba Manassei da Terni.
Blessed Constabilis of Cava Born: 1060 at Lucania, Italy. Died: 1124. Beatified: 21 December 1893 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed). Patronage: sailors, mariners, watermen, Castelabbate, Italy, and Vallo della Lucania, Italy, diocese of. Also called Constabilis Gentilcore and Constabile, Costabile, Constable.
Blessed Edvige Carboni Born: late night of 2 May 1880 in Pozzomaggiore, Sassari, Italy. Died: 10:30pm on 17 February 1952 in Rome, Italy. Beatified: 15 June 2019 by Pope Francis.
Blessed Elisabetta Sanna Born: 23 April 1788 in Codrongianos, Sassari, Italy. Died: 17 February 1857 in Rome, Italy. Beatified: 17 September 2016 in Pope Francis.
Blessed Isabel Sánchez Romero Born: 9 May 1861 in Huéscar, Granada, Spain. Died: skull smashed. Beatified: 18 June 2022 by Pope Francis. Also called Sister Asunción of Saint Joseph, Sister Ascensión de San José, and Isabella....
Blessed Martí Tarrés Puigpelat Born: 8 October 1877 in a farm house outside Berga, Barcelona, Spain. Died: 17 February 1937 in Barcelona, Spain. Beatified: 21 November 2015 by Pope Francis.
Blessed Matthias Shobara Ichizaemon Born: c.1587 in Aki (part of modern Hiroshima), Japan. Died: 17 February 1624 in Hiroshima, Japan. Beatified: 24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Blessed Mazelinus of Salzburg Also called Mazelino, Maselino, Maselinus.

Martyr groups (1)

Martyrs of Concordia Patronage: Concordia Saggitaria, Italy. Also called Martyrs of Porto Gruaro.

Other (1)

Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order Canonized: 1887 by Pope Leo XIII. Also called Confraternity of Our Lady, Order of Servants of Mary, Servant Friars, The Seven Holy Founders, and About.

This list combines the Vatican News “Saint of the day” pages with a long-form calendar of saints, blessed, and feasts (credited on our Resources page). Calendars differ, so a note marks each place the sources disagree. This is not the General Roman Calendar. Resources · Sources & method

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