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October 19, 2026

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Feasts and occasions in Koiak 1742 AM

Occasions in Koiak 1742 AM
DateOccasionCoptic date
Dec 11ThuDeparture of St. Hermina the AnchoriteSaint2 Koiak
Dec 12FriThe Entrance of the Virgin Mary into the TempleChurch Occasion3 Koiak
Dec 13SatMartyrdom of St. Andrew the ApostleSaint4 Koiak
Dec 13SatTranslation of the Bodies of St. Pishoy and St. Paul of TammahSaint4 Koiak
Dec 15MonDeparture of Pope Abraham ibn ZaraaSaint6 Koiak
Dec 17WedDeparture of St. Samuel the ConfessorSaint8 Koiak
Dec 17WedMartyrdom of St. BarbaraSaint8 Koiak
Dec 19FriDeparture of St. Nicholas, Bishop of MyraSaint10 Koiak
Dec 20SatDeparture of St. Bigimi the AnchoriteSaint11 Koiak
Dec 21SunMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Koiak
Dec 23TueMartyrdom of St. Behnam and His Sister SarahSaint14 Koiak
Dec 25ThuChristmas in the Western ChurchesNote16 Koiak
Dec 28SunDeparture of St. John, Bishop of Burullus, Compiler of the SynaxariumSaint19 Koiak
Dec 29MonDeparture of Haggai the ProphetSaint20 Koiak
Dec 30TueMonthly Commemoration of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Koiak
Dec 31WedFeast of the Archangel GabrielChurch Occasion22 Koiak
Jan 1ThuDeparture of David the Prophet and KingSaint23 Koiak
Jan 2FriMartyrdom of St. Ignatius the God-BearerSaint24 Koiak
Jan 6TueParamoun of the NativityFast28 Koiak
Jan 7WedThe Nativity of Christ (Coptic Christmas)Major Feast of the Lord29 Koiak
Jan 8ThuThe Adoration of the MagiChurch Occasion30 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.