Christian feast day: Donnán of Eigg

Saint Donnán of Eigg was a Gaelic priest, likely from Ireland, who attempted to introduce Christianity to the Picts of northwestern Scotland during the Early Middle Ages. Donnán is the patron saint of Eigg, the island in the Inner Hebrides where he was killed.

April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 258 days remain until the end of the year.