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Saints of 17 July

30 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 17 July, with short facts.

Saints (19)

St. Alexius of Rome Died: early 5th century. Patronage: Alexians, beggars, belt makers, nurses, pilgrims, and travellers. Also called Alexis of Rome, Alexis the Beggar, and The Man of God.
St. Andrew Zorard Born: c.980 in Opatowiec, Poland. Died: c.1010. Canonized: 1085 by Pope Saint Gregory VII. Patronage: Abbey of Saint Andrew, Cleveland, Ohio, Hungary, diocese of Nitra, Slovakia, and diocese of Tarnów, Poland.
St. Clement of Ohrid Born: 9th century in the Thesaloniki district of modern Bulgaria. Died: 17 July 916 in Ohrid, Macedonia. Patronage: Macedonia and Ohrid, Macedonia. Also called Clement of Okbrida and Kliment Ohridski.
St. Colman of Stockerau Born: in the British Isles. Died: hanged in October 1012 at Stockerau, Austria. Patronage: against gout, against hanging, against plague, hanged men, horned cattle, horses, Austria, and Melk, Austria. Also called Colman of Melk and Coloman, Colomannus, Koloman, Kálmán.
St. Cynllo Died: 5th century. Also called Cynlio.
St. Ennodius of Pavia Born: c.473 in Cisalpine Gaul (an area of modern northern Italy). Died: 17 July 521. Also called Ennodio of Pavia, Magnus Felix Ennodius, and Magno Felice Ennodio.
St. Frédégand of Kerkelodor Born: Ireland. Died: c.740 at Deurne. Also called Fregaut, Fridigand, Frégaud.
St. Generosus
St. Gorazd
St. Hedwig, Queen of Poland Born: 18 February 1374 in Buda. Died: 17 July 1399. Beatified: 31 May 1979 by Pope John Paul II (cultus confirmation). Canonized: 8 June 1997 by Pope John Paul II. Patronage: queens. Also called Hedwig of Anjou, Hedwig Andegawenska, and Eduviges, Jadwiga, Jadvyga, Hedvig, Hedvigis.
St. Hyacinth of Amastris Died: Amastris, Paphlagonia (in modern Turkey).
Sts. Justina and Rufina of Seville Died: mauled by lions in 287. Patronage: potters and Seville, Spain.
St. Kenelm Died: killed in battle in 821 at Clent Hills near Birmingham, England. Also called Cynehelm, Chenelmo.
St. Marcellina Born: c.330 at Trier, Gaul (in modern Germany). Died: c.398.
St. Nerses Lambronazi Born: 1153. Died: 1198.
St. Petrus Liu Zeyu Born: c.1843 in Zhujiaxie, Shenzhou, Hebei, China. Died: beheaded on 17 July 1900 in Zhujiaxie, Shenzhou, Hebei, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Peter Liu Ziyu and Baiduo.
St. Theodosius of Auxerre Died: 516.
St. Theodota of Constantinople Died: 735 in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey).
St. Turninus Born: Ireland. Died: 8th century.

Popes (1)

Pope St. Leo IV Born: Rome, Italy. Died: 855 at Rome, Italy.

Blessed (5)

Blessed Arnold of Himmerod Also called Arnoldus.
Blessed Benigno of Vallumbrosa Born: c.1136 in Montevarchi, Arezzo, Italy. Died: 17 July c.1236 in Vallumbrosa, Italy. Also called Benigno Benizzi, Benigno Visdomini, and Benignus, Bénigne.
Blessed Biagio of the Incarnation Died: 1612.
Blessed Pavol Gojdic Born: 17 July 1888 at Ruské Peklany, PreSov, Slovak Republic as Peter Gojdic. Died: 17 July 1960 in the prison hospital at Leopoldov, Hlohovec, Slovak Republic. Beatified: 4 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Pavel Peter Gojdic and Peter Gojdic.
Blessed Sebastian of the Holy Spirit Died: 1721 in Lima, Peru.

Martyr groups (2)

Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Beatified: 27 May 1906 by Pope Pius X. Also called Sixteen Blessed Teresian Martyrs of Compiègne.
Martyrs of Scillium Died: beheaded on 17 July 180 in Scillium, Numidia (in North Africa). Also called Scillitan Martyrs and Martyrs of Scilla.

Other (3)

Costanza of Aragon
The Humility of Mary
Livier

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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