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121 ThoutSts. Cyprian & JustinaVirgin Mary
222 ThoutSt. Julius of Aqfahs
323 Thout
424 ThoutSt. Gregory the Theologian
525 Thout
626 ThoutAnnunciation to Zechariah
727 Thout
828 ThoutSt. Apater & Irene
929 ThoutSt. FebroniaThree Major Feasts
1030 Thout
111 Paopi
122 Paopi
133 Paopi
144 Paopi
155 Paopi
166 PaopiSt. Hannah
177 PaopiSt. Paul of Tammah
188 Paopi
199 Paopi
2010 PaopiSt. Sergius
2111 Paopi
2212 PaopiSt. MatthewPope DemetriusArchangel Michael
2313 Paopi
2414 PaopiSt. Philip the Deacon
2515 Paopi
2616 Paopi
2717 PaopiPope Dioscorus II
2818 Paopi
2919 Paopi
3020 PaopiSt. John the Short
3121 PaopiSt. ReweisJoel the ProphetVirgin Mary
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)

Feasts and occasions in October 2021

Occasions in October 2021
DateOccasionCoptic date
Oct 1FriMartyrdom of Sts. Cyprian and JustinaSaint21 Thout
Oct 1FriMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Thout
Oct 2SatMartyrdom of St. Julius of AqfahsSaint22 Thout
Oct 4MonDeparture of St. Gregory the TheologianSaint24 Thout
Oct 6WedThe Annunciation to Zechariah of the Birth of John the BaptistChurch Occasion26 Thout
Oct 8FriMartyrdom of St. Apater and His Sister IreneSaint28 Thout
Oct 9SatMartyrdom of St. FebroniaSaint29 Thout
Oct 9SatMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Thout
Oct 16SatDeparture of St. Hannah, Mother of SamuelSaint6 Paopi
Oct 17SunDeparture of St. Paul of TammahSaint7 Paopi
Oct 20WedMartyrdom of St. SergiusSaint10 Paopi
Oct 22FriMartyrdom of St. Matthew the EvangelistSaint12 Paopi
Oct 22FriDeparture of Pope Demetrius the VinedresserSaint12 Paopi
Oct 22FriMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Paopi
Oct 24SunDeparture of St. Philip, One of the Seven DeaconsSaint14 Paopi
Oct 27WedDeparture of Pope Dioscorus IISaint17 Paopi
Oct 30SatDeparture of St. John the ShortSaint20 Paopi
Oct 31SunDeparture of St. ReweisSaint21 Paopi
Oct 31SunDeparture of Joel the ProphetSaint21 Paopi
Oct 31SunMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Paopi
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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.