Editing 617 (section)

{{short description|Calendar year}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2011}}
{{About year|617|the "Dambuster" squadron|No. 617 Squadron RAF}}
{{Year nav|617}}
{{M1 year in topic}}
[[File:Wendelinus.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[tomb]] of [[Wendelin of Trier]] (c. 554–617)]]
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Year '''617''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 617 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.