Parmouti

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Parmouti (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ, Parmoute), also known as Pharmouthi (Greek: Φαρμουθί, Pharmouthí) and Barmudah[1] (برموده), is the eighth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between April 9 and May 8 of the Gregorian calendar. It was also the fourth month of the Season of the Emergence, when the Nile floods receded and the crops started to grow throughout the land.

Name[edit]

The Coptic name Paremoude derives from the Egyptian Renenutet.

Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Parmouti[edit]

Coptic Julian Gregorian Commemorations
Parmouti

1

March

27

April

9

2 28 10
3 29 11
  • Departure of St. John, Bishop of Jerusalem
  • Departure of St. Michael V, the 71st Pope of Alexandria.
  • Martyrdom of St. Theodorus
4 30 12
  • Martyrdom of the Saints Victor, Decius, Eirene the Virgin, and those with them men, women and virgins.
5 31 13
  • Commemoration of the Ezekiel the Prophet, the son of Buzi
  • Martyrdom of St. Hepatius, Bishop of Gangra
6 April

1

14
7 2 15
  • Departure of the Righteous Joachim, The Lord Christ Grandfather.
  • Departure of St. Macrobius
  • Departure of Saints Agapius, Theodora, and Metruf
8 3 16
  • Martyrdom of the Holy Virgins: Saints Agape, Eirene, & Shiona
  • Martyrdom of the One Hundred and Fifty believers by the hand of the King of Persia
9 4 17
  • Departure of St. Zosimas.
  • Commemoration of the Miracle that took place by the hand of St. Sinuthius (Shenouda I), the 55th Pope of Alexabdria
10 5 18
11 6 19
  • Departure of St. Theodora the nun
  • Departure of St. John, Bishop of Gaza
12 7 20
  • Commemoration of Michael, the Archangel.
  • Commemoration of St. Antonios, Bishop of Tamoui
  • Departure of St. Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem.
13 8 21
  • Martyrdom of the St. Joshua & St. Joseph, disciples of St. Melius
  • Commemoration of St. Dionisa (Denisa) the Deaconess and St. Medius the Martyr
  • Departure of St. John VII, the 77th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Departure of St. John XVII, the 105th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Martyrdom of the St. Midius
14 9 22
15 10 23
16 11 24
17 12 25
18 13 26
  • Martyrdom of St. Arsenius, Slave of St. Sousnyous
19 14 27
  • Martyrdom of St. Simeon the Armenian, Bishop of Persia and 150 with him
  • Martyrdom of the St. Youhanna (John) Abu Nagaah El-Kabeer
  • Martyrdom of the St. Vizier Abu Elaala Fahd ibn Ibrahim and his companions
  • Martyrdom of St. Daoud, the Monk
20 15 28
  • Martyrdom of St. Babnuda of Dandara
21 16 29
22 17 30
  • Departure of St. Isaac of Hourin
  • Departure of St. Alexander I, the 19th Pope of Alexandria
  • Departure of St. Mark II, the 49th Pope of Alexandria
  • Departure of St. Michael II, the 53rd Pope of Alexandria
23 18 May

1

24 19 2
  • Departure of St. Sinuthius (Shenouda I), the 55th Pope of Alexabdria
  • Martyrdom of St. Sina, the Soldier
25 20 3
  • Martyrdom of St. Sarah of Antioch and her two Sons
  • Commemoration of Sts. Babnuda (Paphnute) the Hermit, Theodore the Worshipper, and the One hundred Martyrs
26 21 4
  • Martyrdom of St. Sousenyos
  • Departure of St. John VII, the 78th Pope of Alexandria
27 22 5
  • Martyrdom of St. Boctor, Son of Romanus
28 23 6
  • Martyrdom of St. Milius, the Ascetic
  • Departure of St. Helena, the Empress
29 24 7
  • Departure of St. Erastus, the Apostle
  • Departure of St. Acacius, Bishop of Jerusalem
30 25 8
  • Martyrdom of St. Mark, the Apostle & Evangelist of the Land of Egypt

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Gabra, Gawdat (2008), "Coptic Calendar", The A to Z of the Coptic Church, A to Z Guide Series, No. 107, Plymouth: The Scarecrow Press, pp. 70–1, ISBN 9780810870574.

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