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Feasts and occasions in Tobi 1745 AM

Occasions in Tobi 1745 AM
DateOccasionCoptic date
Jan 9TueMartyrdom of St. Stephen the ArchdeaconSaint1 Tobi
Jan 11ThuThe Holy Infants of BethlehemSaint3 Tobi
Jan 12FriDeparture of St. John the BelovedSaint4 Tobi
Jan 14SunThe Circumcision of ChristMinor Feast of the Lord6 Tobi
Jan 14SunDeparture of St. Basil the GreatSaint6 Tobi
Jan 14SunThe Ascension of Elijah the ProphetSaint6 Tobi
Jan 16TueDeparture of Pope Benjamin ISaint8 Tobi
Jan 18ThuParamoun of the TheophanyFast10 Tobi
Jan 19FriThe Theophany (Epiphany)Major Feast of the Lord11 Tobi
Jan 20SatMartyrdom of St. Theodore the EasternSaint12 Tobi
Jan 20SatMonthly Commemoration of the Archangel MichaelChurch Occasion12 Tobi
Jan 21SunThe Wedding at Cana of GalileeMinor Feast of the Lord13 Tobi
Jan 21SunMartyrdom of St. DemianaSaint13 Tobi
Jan 22MonDeparture of St. MaximusSaint14 Tobi
Jan 22MonMartyrdom of St. MehraelSaint14 Tobi
Jan 25ThuDeparture of St. DomadiusSaint17 Tobi
Jan 26FriSts. Mary and Martha, the Sisters of LazarusSaint18 Tobi
Jan 29MonThe Fast of Nineveh (Jonah)until Wednesday, January 31Fast21 Tobi
Jan 29MonThe Departure of the Virgin MaryChurch Occasion21 Tobi
Jan 30TueDeparture of St. Anthony the Great, Father of MonksSaint22 Tobi
Jan 31WedDeparture of Pope Cyril IV, Father of ReformSaint23 Tobi
Feb 1ThuJonah's PassoverChurch Occasion24 Tobi
Feb 3SatMartyrdom of the Forty-Nine Elders of ScetisSaint26 Tobi
Feb 4SunThe Archangel SurielChurch Occasion27 Tobi
Feb 4SunMartyrdom of St. Abu Fam the SoldierSaint27 Tobi
Feb 6TueMonthly Commemoration of the Three Major FeastsChurch Occasion29 Tobi
Feb 7WedMartyrdom of Sts. Pistis, Helpis, Agape and Their Mother SophiaSaint30 Tobi
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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.