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Paopi
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October 22, 2026

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Martyrdom of St. Matthew the EvangelistDeparture of Pope Demetrius the VinedresserMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel Michael
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Feasts and occasions in Paopi 1738 AM

Occasions in Paopi 1738 AM
DateOccasionCoptic date
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
Nov 1MonMartyrdom of St. Luke the EvangelistSaint22 Paopi
Nov 3WedDeparture of St. Hilarion the GreatSaint24 Paopi
Nov 8MonMartyrdom of St. Demetrius of ThessalonikiSaint29 Paopi
Nov 8MonMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Paopi
Nov 9TueAppearance of the Head of St. Mark the ApostleSaint30 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.