St. Hyacinth, August 17
A Polish priest, Hyacinth (1185-1257) received the Dominican habit from St. Dominic himself in Rome. He founded convents in Poland and traveled as far as Ukraine and the Baltic. He is called the apostle of the North.
August 17 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saint Hyacinth, priest on this date.
Other saints on August 17
- St. Clare of Montefalco, Augustinian nun (1308)
Name days on August 17
In countries that keep name days, August 17 is the day for people named Hyacinth.
| Name | Feast day |
|---|---|
| Hyacinth | August 17 |
August 17 on the calendar
August 17 is the 229th day of the year (the 230th in a leap year), with 136 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday |
| 2027 | Tuesday |
| 2028 | Thursday |
| 2029 | Friday |
| 2030 | Saturday |
Keeping August 17
August 17 falls in summer. Since the general calendar has no celebration that day, the Mass is usually that of the weekday of the season, and the saint may be remembered in local calendars or in personal prayer. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival. If you know someone named Hyacinth, it is a good day to send a note.
Saints of the week around August 17
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| August 14 | St. Maximilian Kolbe |
| August 15 | Assumption of Mary |
| August 16 | St. Stephen of Hungary |
| August 18 | St. Helena |
| August 19 | St. John Eudes |
| August 20 | St. Bernard of Clairvaux |
The day before, August 16, is the day of St. Stephen of Hungary. The day after, August 18, belongs to St. Helena. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.