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December 2023

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121 HathorVirgin Mary
222 HathorSts. Cosmas & Damian
323 Hathor
424 Hathor24 Presbyters
525 HathorSt. Abu Sefein
626 Hathor
727 HathorSt. James the Sawn
828 HathorSt. Serapamon
929 HathorPope PeterSt. CatherineThree Major Feasts
1030 Hathor
111 Koiak
122 KoiakSt. Hermina
133 KoiakSt. Mary in the Temple
144 KoiakSt. AndrewBodies of St. Pishoy
155 Koiak
166 KoiakPope Abraham
177 Koiak
188 KoiakSt. Samuel the ConfessorSt. Barbara
199 Koiak
2010 KoiakSt. Nicholas
2111 KoiakSt. Bigimi
2212 KoiakArchangel Michael
2313 Koiak
2414 KoiakSt. Behnam & Sarah
2515 KoiakWestern Christmas
2616 Koiak
2717 Koiak
2818 Koiak
2919 KoiakSt. John of Burullus
3020 KoiakHaggai the Prophet
3121 KoiakVirgin Mary
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)

Feasts and occasions in December 2023

Occasions in December 2023
DateOccasionCoptic date
Dec 1FriMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Hathor
Dec 2SatMartyrdom of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Their Brothers and Their MotherSaint22 Hathor
Dec 4MonThe Twenty-Four Priests (Presbyters)Church Occasion24 Hathor
Dec 5TueMartyrdom of St. Philopater Mercurius (Abu Sefein)Saint25 Hathor
Dec 7ThuMartyrdom of St. James the Sawn-AsunderSaint27 Hathor
Dec 8FriMartyrdom of St. Serapamon, Bishop of NikiouSaint28 Hathor
Dec 9SatMartyrdom of Pope Peter, Seal of the MartyrsSaint29 Hathor
Dec 9SatMartyrdom of St. Catherine of AlexandriaSaint29 Hathor
Dec 9SatMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Hathor
Dec 12TueDeparture of St. Hermina the AnchoriteSaint2 Koiak
Dec 13WedThe Entrance of the Virgin Mary into the TempleChurch Occasion3 Koiak
Dec 14ThuMartyrdom of St. Andrew the ApostleSaint4 Koiak
Dec 14ThuTranslation of the Bodies of St. Pishoy and St. Paul of TammahSaint4 Koiak
Dec 16SatDeparture of Pope Abraham ibn ZaraaSaint6 Koiak
Dec 18MonDeparture of St. Samuel the ConfessorSaint8 Koiak
Dec 18MonMartyrdom of St. BarbaraSaint8 Koiak
Dec 20WedDeparture of St. Nicholas, Bishop of MyraSaint10 Koiak
Dec 21ThuDeparture of St. Bigimi the AnchoriteSaint11 Koiak
Dec 22FriMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Koiak
Dec 24SunMartyrdom of St. Behnam and His Sister SarahSaint14 Koiak
Dec 25MonChristmas in the Western ChurchesNote15 Koiak
Dec 29FriDeparture of St. John, Bishop of Burullus, Compiler of the SynaxariumSaint19 Koiak
Dec 30SatDeparture of Haggai the ProphetSaint20 Koiak
Dec 31SunMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 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.