At a Glance
October 17
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
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Feast of Andrew of Crete
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Feast of Anstrudis
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Feast of Catervus
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Feast of Ethelred and Ethelberht
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Feast of Florentius of Orange
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Feast of François-Isidore Gagelin (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
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Feast of Hosea
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Feast of Ignatius of Antioch
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Feast of John the Short (John Colobus)
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Feast of Marguerite Marie Alacoque (pre-1969 calendar, Visitadines)
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Feast of Nothhelm
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Feast of October 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Feast of Richard Gwyn
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Feast of Rule of Andrew
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