holidays
August 17,
Christian feast day: Saint Hyacinth of Poland
Hyacinth of Poland
Hyacinth was a Polish Dominican priest and missionary who worked to reform the women's monasteries in his native Poland. Educated in Paris and Bologna, he was a Doctor of Sacred Studies.
August 17
August 17 is the 229th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 136 days remain until the end of the year.