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February 2016

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123 TobiPope Cyril IV
224 Tobi
325 Tobi
426 Tobi49 Martyrs of Scetis
527 TobiArchangel SurielSt. Abu Fam
628 Tobi
729 TobiThree Major Feasts
830 TobiFaith, Hope & Love
91 MeshirCouncil of Constantinople
102 MeshirSt. Paul the Hermit
113 Meshir
124 Meshir
135 MeshirSt. Bishai
146 Meshir
157 Meshir
168 MeshirChrist in the TempleMartyrs of Libya
179 MeshirSt. Barsoum the Syrian
1810 Meshir
1911 Meshir
2012 MeshirArchangel Michael
2113 Meshir
2214 MeshirFast of NinevehSt. Severus
2315 MeshirZechariah the Prophet
2416 MeshirSt. Elizabeth
2517 MeshirJonah's Passover
2618 Meshir
2719 Meshir
2820 Meshir
2921 MeshirVirgin Mary
Feast of the LordChurch occasionSaintFasting daysHoly Fifty Days (no fasting)

Feasts and occasions in February 2016

Occasions in February 2016
DateOccasionCoptic date
Feb 1MonDeparture of Pope Cyril IV, Father of ReformSaint23 Tobi
Feb 4ThuMartyrdom of the Forty-Nine Elders of ScetisSaint26 Tobi
Feb 5FriThe Archangel SurielChurch Occasion27 Tobi
Feb 5FriMartyrdom of St. Abu Fam the SoldierSaint27 Tobi
Feb 7SunMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Tobi
Feb 8MonMartyrdom of Sts. Pistis, Helpis, Agape and Their Mother SophiaSaint30 Tobi
Feb 9TueThe Second Ecumenical Council at ConstantinopleChurch Occasion1 Meshir
Feb 10WedDeparture of St. Paul the First HermitSaint2 Meshir
Feb 13SatDeparture of St. Bishai of the Red MonasterySaint5 Meshir
Feb 16TueThe Entrance of Christ into the TempleMinor Feast of the Lord8 Meshir
Feb 16TueThe Martyrs of LibyaSaint8 Meshir
Feb 17WedDeparture of St. Barsoum, Father of the Syrian MonksSaint9 Meshir
Feb 20SatMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Meshir
Feb 22MonThe Fast of Nineveh (Jonah)until Wednesday, February 24Fast14 Meshir
Feb 22MonDeparture of St. Severus of AntiochSaint14 Meshir
Feb 23TueDeparture of Zechariah the ProphetSaint15 Meshir
Feb 24WedDeparture of St. Elizabeth, Mother of John the BaptistSaint16 Meshir
Feb 25ThuJonah's PassoverChurch Occasion17 Meshir
Feb 29MonMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Meshir
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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.