St. Albert Chmielowski, June 17
A Polish insurgent who lost a leg in the uprising of 1863, Adam Chmielowski became a successful painter in Kraków. He gave up art to serve the homeless and founded the Albertine Brothers and Sisters. He died in 1916 and was canonized in 1989.
June 17 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saint Albert Chmielowski, religious on this date.
Other saints on June 17
- St. Rainerius of Pisa, pilgrim (1160)
Name days on June 17
In countries that keep name days, June 17 is the day for people named Albert.
| Name | Feast day |
|---|---|
| Albert | November 15 |
June 17 on the calendar
June 17 is the 168th day of the year (the 169th in a leap year), with 197 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | Thursday |
| 2028 | Saturday |
| 2029 | Sunday |
| 2030 | Monday |
Keeping June 17
June 17 falls in spring. 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 Albert, it is a good day to send a note.
Saints of the week around June 17
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| June 14 | St. Elisha |
| June 15 | St. Germaine Cousin |
| June 16 | St. John Francis Regis |
| June 18 | Sts. Mark and Marcellian |
| June 19 | St. Romuald |
| June 20 | St. Silverius |
The day before, June 16, is the day of St. John Francis Regis. The day after, June 18, belongs to Sts. Mark and Marcellian. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.