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October
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10 Paopi 1743 AM

Coptic months

Martyrdom of St. Sergius
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October 2023

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120 Thout
221 ThoutSts. Cyprian & JustinaVirgin Mary
322 ThoutSt. Julius of Aqfahs
423 Thout
524 ThoutSt. Gregory the Theologian
625 Thout
726 ThoutAnnunciation to Zechariah
827 Thout
928 ThoutSt. Apater & Irene
1029 ThoutSt. FebroniaThree Major Feasts
1130 Thout
121 Paopi
132 Paopi
143 Paopi
154 Paopi
165 Paopi
176 PaopiSt. Hannah
187 PaopiSt. Paul of Tammah
198 Paopi
209 Paopi
2110 PaopiSt. Sergius
2211 Paopi
2312 PaopiSt. MatthewPope DemetriusArchangel Michael
2413 Paopi
2514 PaopiSt. Philip the Deacon
2615 Paopi
2716 Paopi
2817 PaopiPope Dioscorus II
2918 Paopi
3019 Paopi
3120 PaopiSt. John the Short
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)

Feasts and occasions in October 2023

Occasions in October 2023
DateOccasionCoptic date
Oct 2MonMartyrdom of Sts. Cyprian and JustinaSaint21 Thout
Oct 2MonMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Thout
Oct 3TueMartyrdom of St. Julius of AqfahsSaint22 Thout
Oct 5ThuDeparture of St. Gregory the TheologianSaint24 Thout
Oct 7SatThe Annunciation to Zechariah of the Birth of John the BaptistChurch Occasion26 Thout
Oct 9MonMartyrdom of St. Apater and His Sister IreneSaint28 Thout
Oct 10TueMartyrdom of St. FebroniaSaint29 Thout
Oct 10TueMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Thout
Oct 17TueDeparture of St. Hannah, Mother of SamuelSaint6 Paopi
Oct 18WedDeparture of St. Paul of TammahSaint7 Paopi
Oct 21SatMartyrdom of St. SergiusSaint10 Paopi
Oct 23MonMartyrdom of St. Matthew the EvangelistSaint12 Paopi
Oct 23MonDeparture of Pope Demetrius the VinedresserSaint12 Paopi
Oct 23MonMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Paopi
Oct 25WedDeparture of St. Philip, One of the Seven DeaconsSaint14 Paopi
Oct 28SatDeparture of Pope Dioscorus IISaint17 Paopi
Oct 31TueDeparture of St. John the ShortSaint20 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.