Name days on 17 April
On 17 April there are no widely used names celebrating. Feasts and commemorations of the day: Saint Macarius of Corinth · Saint Symeon Barsabae of Persia.
Celebrating
No widely celebrated name days on this date.
Saints and feasts of the day
2 feastsArchbishop of Corinth who, together with Saint Nicodemos the Hagiorite, compiled and published the Philokalia.
Saint Symeon Barsabae of Persia
Bishop in Persia martyred together with eleven hundred and fifty Christians under King Shapur II.
Movable feasts falling on this date this year
Movable feasts depend on the date of Orthodox Easter and change every year.
The Life-giving SpringMovable feast
About this day
In 2026, 17 April is a Friday.
Communities that follow the old (Julian) calendar commemorate this day's saints on 30 April of the civil calendar.