holidays

Christian feast day: Speratus and companions

Scillitan Martyrs

Christians executed by Romans in present-day Tunisia (180 AD)

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…
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July 17

Day of the year

July 17 is the 198th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 167 days remain until the end of the year.
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