Coptic Calendar
Monday
9
Paopi
1743 AM
October 19, 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
18 Jun
411 Jun
512 Jun
613 Jun
815 Jun
1017 Jun
1118 Jun
1421 Jun
1724 Jun
1825 Jun
2229 Jun
2330 Jun
252 Jul
274 Jul
285 Jul
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)
Feasts and occasions in Paoni 1742 AM
| Date | Occasion | Coptic date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9Tue | The Finding of the Bodies of St. John the Baptist and ElishaSaint | 2 Paoni |
| Jun 10Wed | Departure of St. Abraam, Bishop of FayoumSaint | 3 Paoni |
| Jun 14Sun | Martyrdom of St. Abaskhiron of QalinSaint | 7 Paoni |
| Jun 16Tue | Departure of Samuel the ProphetSaint | 9 Paoni |
| Jun 19Fri | Feast of the Archangel Michael in PaoniChurch Occasion | 12 Paoni |
| Jun 20Sat | The Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion | 13 Paoni |
| Jun 22Mon | Consecration of the Church of St. MinaSaint | 15 Paoni |
| Jun 23Tue | Departure of St. Onuphrius the AnchoriteSaint | 16 Paoni |
| Jun 26Fri | Martyrdom of St. George of MuzahimSaint | 19 Paoni |
| Jun 27Sat | Departure of Elisha the ProphetSaint | 20 Paoni |
| Jun 28Sun | Monthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion | 21 Paoni |
| Jul 1Wed | Martyrdom of St. Moses the BlackSaint | 24 Paoni |
| Jul 3Fri | Departure of Joshua, Son of NunSaint | 26 Paoni |
| Jul 6Mon | Monthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion | 29 Paoni |
| Jul 7Tue | The Nativity of St. John the BaptistSaint | 30 Paoni |
About the Coptic calendar
The Coptic Orthodox Church keeps its feasts by the Coptic calendar, the old calendar of Egypt. It has twelve months of thirty days and a short thirteenth month, Nasie, of five days (six in a leap year). Its years are counted from AD 284, when the persecution of Diocletian began, so it is called the Calendar of the Martyrs and its years are written AM (Anno Martyrum). The year begins on 1 Thout, the Feast of El-Nayrouz, in September.
Most feasts keep the same Coptic date every year, such as the Nativity on 29 Koiak (January 7) and the Theophany on 11 Tobi (January 19). Easter is reckoned each year, and the Fast of Nineveh, Great Lent, the Ascension, Pentecost and the Apostles' Fast move with it.