Coptic Calendar

24 Mes. 21 St. Tadros disciple of Amon The Monthly Commemoration of the Mother of God, Saint Mary the Virgin The Departure of Anba Zacharias, Bishop of Sakha The Martyrdom of Saint Onesimus, Disciple of Saint Paul the Apostle +2 more 25 Mes. 22 The Martyrdom of Saint Marouta, Bishop of Mayafarqin 26 Mes. 23 The Martyrdom of Saint Osaeus, Son of Basilides the Minister 27 Mes. 24 The Repose of Saint Agapitus the Bishop The Martyrdom of Saint Timothy in Gaza and Saint Matthias in the City of Qus St. Agapius 28 Mes. 25 The Martyrdom of Archippus, Philemon, His Sister, and Apiphia the Virgin The Martyrdom of Deacon Qouna in the City of Rome and the Martyrdom of Saint Mina in the City of Cyprus 1 Mes. 26 The Departure of the Prophet Hosea The Martyrdom of Saints Zadok and the One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Men in the Land of Persia 2 Mes. 27 Great Lent Preparation Saturday Saints Eustace, Eustachius, Eustathius / Saints Eustachius and his Companions The Departure of Saint Eustathius, Patriarch of Antioch 3 Mes. 28 Great Lent preparation The Martyrdom of Saint Theodore the Roman from Astir Commemoration of Abadir and Irene 4 Mes. 29 Great Lent begins The Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna and Disciple of John the Evangelist 5 Mes. 30 The Departure of Pope Anba Kyrillos VI The Presence of the Head of Saint John the Baptist 6 Prh. 1 The Martyrdom of Saints Makarios and Tekla The Departure of Saint Narkisus The Martyrdom of Saint Alexandros the Soldier The Nawa of Al-Hassoum: Southwesterly with Heavy Rain for Seven Days 7 Prh. 2 The Departure of Anba Makrawy, Bishop of Ashmoun 8 Prh. 3 The Departure of Pope Cosmas of Alexandria, the 58th The Departure of Anba Hadid the Priest The Martyrdom of Saint Barphorius 9 Prh. 4 Saturday of Treasures The Council of the Fourteenthers on the Island of Omar The Martyrdom of Saint Hanulius the Prince 10 Prh. 5 Anba Serapamon The Departure of Anba Serapamon, Bishop of the Monastery of Anba Yuhans The Martyrdom of Saint Adoxia The Departure of Saint Peter the Priest 11 Prh. 6 The Martyrdom of Dioscorus in the Time of the Arabs 12 Prh. 7 The Martyrdom of Anba Philemon the Singer and Anba Ablabius The Martyrdom of Mary the Israelite Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Mina in the Time of the Arabs 13 Prh. 8 St. Matthias the Apostle Saints Theodolus and Julian The Martyrdom of Pope Julianus of Alexandria The Martyrdom of Matthias the Apostle +3 more 14 Prh. 9 The Departure of Saint Conon the Great Martyr The Martyrdom of Saints Adrianus, Martha his Wife, Osapios, and the Forty Martyrs 15 Prh. 10 The Appearance of the Cross by Saint Helena the Queen in the Year 326 AD The Great Solar Nawa: Eastern for Seven Days 16 Prh. 11 Saturday of Temptation The Martyrdom of Basilios the Bishop 17 Prh. 12 Archangel Michael St. Abouna Bishoy Kamel The Appearance of the Consecration of Pope Demetrius of Alexandria the 12th The Martyrdom of Saint Malachi in the Land of Palestine +2 more 18 Prh. 13 The Martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs in Sebastia The Departure of Pope Dionysius the 14th of Alexandria The Return of the Great Saints Anba Macarius the Great and Anba Macarius of Alexandria from Their Exile 19 Prh. 14 The Martyrdom of Saint Shenouda of Beni Hanas The Martyrdom of the Fathers Bishops Ouganius, Agathodorus, and Landius The Departure of Pope Cyril, Son of Laqlak 20 Prh. 15 The Departure of Saint Sarah the Nun The Martyrdom of Saint Elias the Hermit The Nawa of Awa and the Cold of Al-Ajouza: West Wind for Six Days 21 Prh. 16 The Departure of Pope Michael "Khail" the 46th 22 Prh. 17 St. Abouna Mikhail Ibrahim The Departure of Lazarus, Beloved of the Lord, Bishop of Cyprus The Martyrdom of Sayedhem Beshay in Damietta The Departure of Anba Basilios, Metropolitan of Jerusalem +1 more 23 Prh. 18 Saturday of the Prodigal Son Martyrdom of Isidoros, Companion of Sena the Soldier 24 Prh. 19 Departure of Aristobulus, One of the Seventy Apostles 25 Prh. 20 Departure of Pope Michael the 56th of Alexandria Commemoration of the Resurrection of Lazarus from the Dead 26 Prh. 21 Monthly Commemoration of the Mother of God, Saint Mary the Virgin The Entry of the Savior into Bethany The Plot of the Chief Priests to Kill Lazarus the Friend Whom the Lord Raised The Departure of Anba Phreej 27 Prh. 22 The Departure of Anba Kyrillos, Bishop of Jerusalem The Departure of Saint Michael, Bishop of Naqada 28 Prh. 23 The Departure of the Prophet Daniel 29 Prh. 24 The Departure of Pope Macarius the 59th The Apparition of the Virgin at El-Zeitoun The Departure of the Prophet Micah 30 Prh. 25 Saturday of the Samaritan Woman Pope Mattheos The Departure of Saint Onesiphorus, One of the Seventy Apostles The Departure of Saint Friska, One of the Seventy Apostles +1 more 31 Prh. 26 Pope Peter VI of Alexandria / Abba Petros VI The Departure of Saint Praxias the Virgin The Departure of Pope Peter VI, the 104th Patriarch 1 Prh. 27 Commemoration of the Crucifixion of Our Good Savior The Departure of Saint Macarius the Great, Father of Monks The Martyrdom of Saint Domicius 2 Prh. 28 St. Anba Sarabamoun Abu Tarha Pope Peter VII of Alexandria / Abba Boutros El-Gawly The Departure of the Righteous King Constantine the Great The Departure of Saint Serapamon, Father of Tarha +1 more 3 Prh. 29 Annunciation The Glorious Feast of the Annunciation Commemoration of the Resurrection of Our Good Savior from the Dead 4 Prh. 30 Commemoration of Saint Jacob the Mutilated Commemoration of the Angel Gabriel The Departure of Samson, One of the Judges of the Children of Israel 5 Prm. 1 The Departure of Saint Silvanus the Monk The Departure of Aaron the Priest Raid of the Upper Egyptian Arabs on the Wilderness of Sheheit 6 Prm. 2 Saturday of the Paralytic The Martyrdom of Saint Christopher The Departure of Pope John IX, the Eighty-First Patriarch