holidays
July 17,
Christian feast day: Speratus and companions
Scillitan Martyrs
The Scillitan Martyrs were a company of twelve North African Christians who were executed for their beliefs on 17 July 180 AD. The martyrs take their name from Scilla, a town in Numidia. The Acts of the Scillitan Martyrs are considered to be the earliest documents of the church of Africa and also the earliest specimen of Christian Latin.
July 17
July 17 is the 198th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 167 days remain until the end of the year.