Coptic Calendar
Tuesday
10
Paopi
1743 AM
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 1744 AM
| Date | Occasion | Coptic date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9Fri | The Finding of the Bodies of St. John the Baptist and ElishaSaint | 2 Paoni |
| Jun 10Sat | Departure of St. Abraam, Bishop of FayoumSaint | 3 Paoni |
| Jun 14Wed | Martyrdom of St. Abaskhiron of QalinSaint | 7 Paoni |
| Jun 16Fri | Departure of Samuel the ProphetSaint | 9 Paoni |
| Jun 19Mon | Feast of the Archangel Michael in PaoniChurch Occasion | 12 Paoni |
| Jun 20Tue | The Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion | 13 Paoni |
| Jun 22Thu | Consecration of the Church of St. MinaSaint | 15 Paoni |
| Jun 23Fri | Departure of St. Onuphrius the AnchoriteSaint | 16 Paoni |
| Jun 26Mon | Martyrdom of St. George of MuzahimSaint | 19 Paoni |
| Jun 27Tue | Departure of Elisha the ProphetSaint | 20 Paoni |
| Jun 28Wed | Monthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion | 21 Paoni |
| Jul 1Sat | Martyrdom of St. Moses the BlackSaint | 24 Paoni |
| Jul 3Mon | Departure of Joshua, Son of NunSaint | 26 Paoni |
| Jul 6Thu | Monthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion | 29 Paoni |
| Jul 7Fri | 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.