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122 HathorSts. Cosmas & Damian
223 Hathor
324 Hathor24 Presbyters
425 HathorSt. Abu Sefein
526 Hathor
627 HathorSt. James the Sawn
728 HathorSt. Serapamon
829 HathorPope PeterSt. CatherineThree Major Feasts
930 Hathor
101 Koiak
112 KoiakSt. Hermina
123 KoiakSt. Mary in the Temple
134 KoiakSt. AndrewBodies of St. Pishoy
145 Koiak
156 KoiakPope Abraham
167 Koiak
178 KoiakSt. Samuel the ConfessorSt. Barbara
189 Koiak
1910 KoiakSt. Nicholas
2011 KoiakSt. Bigimi
2112 KoiakArchangel Michael
2213 Koiak
2314 KoiakSt. Behnam & Sarah
2415 Koiak
2516 KoiakWestern Christmas
2617 Koiak
2718 Koiak
2819 KoiakSt. John of Burullus
2920 KoiakHaggai the Prophet
3021 KoiakVirgin Mary
3122 KoiakArchangel Gabriel
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)

Feasts and occasions in December 2022

Occasions in December 2022
DateOccasionCoptic date
Dec 1ThuMartyrdom of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Their Brothers and Their MotherSaint22 Hathor
Dec 3SatThe Twenty-Four Priests (Presbyters)Church Occasion24 Hathor
Dec 4SunMartyrdom of St. Philopater Mercurius (Abu Sefein)Saint25 Hathor
Dec 6TueMartyrdom of St. James the Sawn-AsunderSaint27 Hathor
Dec 7WedMartyrdom of St. Serapamon, Bishop of NikiouSaint28 Hathor
Dec 8ThuMartyrdom of Pope Peter, Seal of the MartyrsSaint29 Hathor
Dec 8ThuMartyrdom of St. Catherine of AlexandriaSaint29 Hathor
Dec 8ThuMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Hathor
Dec 11SunDeparture of St. Hermina the AnchoriteSaint2 Koiak
Dec 12MonThe Entrance of the Virgin Mary into the TempleChurch Occasion3 Koiak
Dec 13TueMartyrdom of St. Andrew the ApostleSaint4 Koiak
Dec 13TueTranslation of the Bodies of St. Pishoy and St. Paul of TammahSaint4 Koiak
Dec 15ThuDeparture of Pope Abraham ibn ZaraaSaint6 Koiak
Dec 17SatDeparture of St. Samuel the ConfessorSaint8 Koiak
Dec 17SatMartyrdom of St. BarbaraSaint8 Koiak
Dec 19MonDeparture of St. Nicholas, Bishop of MyraSaint10 Koiak
Dec 20TueDeparture of St. Bigimi the AnchoriteSaint11 Koiak
Dec 21WedMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Koiak
Dec 23FriMartyrdom of St. Behnam and His Sister SarahSaint14 Koiak
Dec 25SunChristmas in the Western ChurchesNote16 Koiak
Dec 28WedDeparture of St. John, Bishop of Burullus, Compiler of the SynaxariumSaint19 Koiak
Dec 29ThuDeparture of Haggai the ProphetSaint20 Koiak
Dec 30FriMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Koiak
Dec 31SatFeast of the Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion22 Koiak
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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.