The Coptic Synaxarium · Month 10 of 13
Paona
بؤونة · Paōni
Mwa fèt Akanj Michèl la
8 juin – 7 juillet
30 days
15 saint commemorations
Paona pote premye chalè ete a ak ti bri Nil la k ap monte. Douzyèm jou li a se gwo fèt Akanj Michèl la, entèsesè pou inondasyon rivyè a, epi pandan semèn li yo Legliz la souvan ap mache nan jèn Apot yo.
Kept Every Month
Fixed commemorations the Church keeps in every Coptic month
Saints & Feasts of the Month
Every saint commemorated in Paona, ordered by day
2 Paona
St. John the Baptist
On this day we celebrate the commemoration of the appearance of the head of St. John the Baptist. Herod commanded his head to be cut off and brought on a platter and given to Herodias, according to her request
3 Paona
Abouna Yassa Mikhael
In the village of Kom Gharib in Upper Egypt, the life of Yassa Mikhael began without the sound of trumpets. He was born into a devout family around 1877, and from childhood the church became the place where his heart learned to breathe. He loved Scripture, hymns, and the mysteries of the Church.
3 Paona
Sen Jòj nan Kapadòs | Mar Girgis Women an
Sen Jòj nan Kapadòs | Mar Girgis Women an * Tan matidòm li a, jan li te grandi, Prens Jòj Women an, lanmou gouvènè a te gen pou li, devosyon Prens Jòj devan wa a, pi fò pase maji ak pwazon, nan tanp zidòl yo, pi fò pase tout tantasyon!
5 Paona
Anba Bshay (Ebsoy) and Anba Botros (Peter)
On this day also, the two great Sts. Anba Bshay (Ebsoy) and Anba Botros (Peter) were martyred. Their relics are located in Sedfah, the governorate of Asyut. May their prayers be with us. Amen. 3. The Commemoration of the Consecration of the church of St
12 Paona
Akanj Michael
12 Paona
Pope Justus of Alexandria
On this day also, of the year 135 A.D., St. Justus, the Sixth Pope of the See of St. Mark , departed. This saint was an honorable and learned man before his ordination. He was baptized by St. Mark the Apostle, along with his father, his mother and others. St
13 Paona
Akanj Gabriyèl
Jou sa a, Legliz la fè memwa Akanj Gabriyèl la, mesaje a, paske onè li gran devan Bondye; li te merite anonse nesans sèl Pitit Bondye a bay Lavyèj Sent Mari.
13 Paona
St. Acacios, Bishop of Jerusalem
15 Paona
Sen Mak Apot la
Sen Mak Apot la ak Evanjelis, Predikatè Lafwa Kretyen an nan Afrik. Sen Mak te yon natif-natal nan rejyon Libi nan Afrik di Nò. Li te fèt nan vil Sirèn nan Pentapòl, pati lwès Libi a, nan lwès fwontyè Lejip. Sen Mak
16 Paona
Abouna Salib Ava Mina
Before he was known as Abouna Salib Ava Mina, he was Emil Aziz, born on 12 June 1925. His story does not begin in the desert, but in the disciplined world of family, school, church service, and work.
19 Paona
St. George El-Mozahem
Mozahem first learned longing before he learned the words for it. He was a boy in a divided house: his father belonged to one faith and his mother to another, and Egypt itself seemed to carry many such divisions in its streets, markets, and villages. Yet his mother did not argue him into Christ.
22 Paona
Pope Damian of Alexandria
قداسة البابا دميانوس البابا الخامس والثلاثون * في دير باتيرون باباويته حفظ الإيمان المستقيم
24 Paona
Sen Moyiz Nwa a (Moyiz Fò a)
Anba Moyiz Nwa a (vè 332–407 apre Jezikri): yon esklav ki te vin chèf brigan, li repanti gras a Sen Izidò ak Sen Makè Legran nan dezè Sete a. Li vin mwàn, prèt, ak papa espirityèl pou senksan frè — youn nan pi gwo egzanp repantans nan istwa Legliz la. Babarè yo touye l' kòm mati ansanm ak sèt frè, e kò l' repoze jòdi a nan monastè El-Baramous.
27 Paona
Sen Ananyas Apot la
Nan jou sa a, Sen Aristobil, youn nan swasanndis apot Senyè a te chwazi epi voye al preche anvan pasyon Li a, te resevwa kouwòn matiriz la.
29 Paona
Abba Hour and his Mother Theodora
On this day also, Sts. Abba Hour and his mother Theodora, were martyred. Abba Hour was a soldier in the army of Antioch. He came to Alexandria, and confessed the Lord Christ before its governor