Pashons
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Pashons also known as Bashans, is the ninth month of the Coptic calendar
Coptic calendar
The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt. This calendar is based on the ancient Egyptian calendar...

. It lies between May 9 and June 7 of the Gregorian calendar
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...

. The month of Pashons is also the first month of the Season of 'Shemu
Season of the Harvest
Season of the Harvest is the third and final season of the Egyptian calendar. The word Shemu literally translates as "low-water", and falls roughly between early May and early September. During this season, the crops of the grain harvest are collected...

' (Harvest) in Ancient Egypt, where the Egyptians harvest their crops throughout the land of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

. The name of the month of Pashons comes from Khonsu, a god of the moon, or of the Theban trinity and the son of Amun-Ra
Amun
Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu , was a god in Egyptian mythology who in the form of Amun-Ra became the focus of the most complex system of theology in Ancient Egypt...

 and Mut
Mut
Mut, which meant mother in the ancient Egyptian language, was an ancient Egyptian mother goddess with multiple aspects that changed over the thousands of years of the culture. Alternative spellings are Maut and Mout. She was considered a primal deity, associated with the waters from which...

.

In the Ethiopian calendar
Ethiopian calendar
The Ethiopian calendar , also called the Ge'ez calendar, is the principal calendar used in Ethiopia and also serves as the liturgical calendar for Christians in Eritrea belonging to the Eritrean Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Church and Lutheran Evangelical Church of Eritrea...

, the corresponding month is called Ginbot.

Coptic Commemorations of the month of Pashons

  • 1 Pashons
    Pashons 1 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    30 Paremoude - Coptic calendar - 2 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 1 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church...

    • Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • 2 Pashons
    Pashons 2 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    1 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 3 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 2 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*The righteous Job*Saint Theodore, the disciple of Saint Pakhom...

    • Departure of the righteous Job
      Job (Biblical figure)
      Job is the central character of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible. Job is listed as a prophet of God in the Qur'an.- Book of Job :The Book of Job begins with an introduction to Job's character — he is described as a blessed man who lives righteously...

    • Departure of Saint Theodore the disciple of Saint Pachomius
    • Martyrdom of Saint Philotheos
      Saint Philotheos
      Saint Philotheos was a Coptic Orthodox martyr and saint.Philotheos was born in Durunka, in the province of Assiut. He was tortured by the Muslims in an attempt to force him to renounce Christianity and embrace Islam. He refused and was eventually martyred on 2 Pashons, 1096 A.M. -References:*...

       (1096 A.M.), (1380 AD)
  • 3 Pashons
    Pashons 3 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    2 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 4 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 3 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Saint Jason*Saint Otimus*Pope Gabriel IV of Alexandria ,...

    • Departure of Saint Jason
    • Martyrdom of Saint Otimus
      Saint Otimus
      Saint Otimus is a 3rd century Egyptian martyr and saint.Otimus was born in Fowa, and later became its priest. After some time, he moved to the mountain of Ansena. When Emperor Diocletian incited his persecution against the Christians, Arianus the governor of Ansena called for Otimus and ordered him...

    • Departure of Pope Gabriel IV of Alexandria
      Pope Gabriel IV of Alexandria
      Pope Gabriel IV of Alexandria was the 86th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark .Pope Gabriel IV was previously the abbot of the Moharrak Monastery. He was known to be a great scholar and righteous ascetic. He was enthroned on 11 Tobi, 1086 A.M...

       (1094 A.M.), (1378 AD)
  • 4 Pashons
    Pashons 4 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    3 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 5 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 4 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Pope John I of Alexandria , *Pope John V of Alexandria ,...

    • Departure of Pope John I of Alexandria (221 A.M.), (505 AD)
    • Departure of Pope John V of Alexandria
      Pope John V of Alexandria
      Pope John V of Alexandria was the 72nd Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark .He was initially a monk in the Monastery of Saint John the Dwarf in Scetes. He was enthroned as a Pope of Alexandria on the second day of Pi Kogi Enavot, 863 A.M...

       (882 A.M.), (1166 AD)
  • 5 Pashons
    Pashons 5 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    4 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 6 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 5 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church...

    • Martyrdom of Prophet Jeremiah
      Jeremiah
      Jeremiah Hebrew:יִרְמְיָה , Modern Hebrew:Yirməyāhū, IPA: jirməˈjaːhu, Tiberian:Yirmĭyahu, Greek:Ἰερεμίας), meaning "Yahweh exalts", or called the "Weeping prophet" was one of the main prophets of the Hebrew Bible...

  • 6 Pashons
    Pashons 6 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    5 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 7 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 6 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Saint Isaac of Dafra*Saint Macarius of Alexandria *Saint Paphnutius of Al Bandarah...

    • Martyrdom of Saint Isaac of Dafra
      Isaac of Dafra
      Saint Isaac of Dafra is an Egyptian martyr and saint.Isaac was born in Dafra, near the modern city of Tanta. According to Coptic manuscripts, an angel encouraged him to travel to the town of Towa, near Beba in the Bani Suwayf Governorate, where he professed his Christian faith in front of the...

    • Departure of Saint Macarius of Alexandria
      Macarius of Alexandria
      Saint Macarius of Alexandria was a monk in the Nitrian Desert. He was a slightly younger contemporary of Macarius of Egypt, and is thus also known as Macarius the Younger. He was also known as ho politikos. He was an extreme ascetic, and numerous miracles were ascribed to him...

       (111 A.M.), (395 AD)
    • Departure of Saint Paphnutius of Al Bandarah
  • 7 Pashons
    Pashons 7 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    6 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 8 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 7 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Pope Athanasius the Apostolic...

    • Departure of Pope Athanasius the Apostolic
      Athanasius of Alexandria
      Athanasius of Alexandria [b. ca. – d. 2 May 373] is also given the titles St. Athanasius the Great, St. Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and St Athanasius the Apostolic. He was the 20th bishop of Alexandria. His long episcopate lasted 45 years Athanasius of Alexandria [b....

       (89 A.M.), (373 AD)
  • 8 Pashons
    Pashons 8 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    7 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 9 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 8 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Saint John of Senhout*Saint Daniel, the Archpriest of Scetes...

    • Martyrdom of Saint John of Senhout
      John of Senhout
      Saint John of Senhout is an Egyptian saint from the 4th century AD.He was born in the Egyptian city of Senhout. His father's name was Macarius and his mother's name was Anna. According to Coptic Orthodox manuscripts, a divine inspiration encouraged him to travel to the city of Athribis to confess...

    • Departure of Saint Daniel of Scetes
  • 9 Pashons
    Pashons 9 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    8 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 10 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 9 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Saint Helena *Pope John XI of Alexandria ,...

    • Departure of Saint Helena
      Helena of Constantinople
      Saint Helena also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople was the consort of Emperor Constantius, and the mother of Emperor Constantine I...

       (43 A.M.), (327 AD)
    • Departure of Pope John XI of Alexandria
      Pope John XI of Alexandria
      Pope John XI of Alexandria was the 89th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark .Before his enthronement as Pope, his name was Farag. After his enthronement, he became known as John El-Maksi because he was from El-Maksa district in Cairo...

       (1168 A.M.), (1452 AD)
    • Departure of Pope Gabriel VIII of Alexandria
      Pope Gabriel VIII of Alexandria
      Pope Gabriel VIII of Alexandria was the 97th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark .The Papal Seat during his papacy remained in the Church of the Virigin Mary in Cairo....

       (1319 A.M.), (1603 AD)
  • 10 Pashons
    Pashons 10 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    9 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 11 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 10 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-References:...

    • Departure of the three Young Youths Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego
  • 11 Pashons
    Pashons 11 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    10 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 12 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 11 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-References:...

    • Martyrdom of Saint Theoclia
      Saint Theoclia
      Saint Theoclia is an Egyptian martyr and saint from the 4th century AD.Saint Theoclia was the wife of Saint Justus. They were separated at Alexandria, at which point Saint Justus was sent to Ansena where he was eventually martyred, while Saint Theoclia was sent to Sa El Hagar. The governor of the...

    • Departure of Saint Paphnutius the Bishop
      Saint Paphnutius the Bishop
      Saint Paphnutius the Bishop is an Egyptian saint from the tenth century AD.He was initially a monk in the Nitrian Desert. He exerted harsh asceticism and worship, ate dry beans, and fasted for many days in a row. He was later ordained a priest, and remained in the wilderness for 35 years...

  • 12 Pashons
    Pashons 12 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    11 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 13 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 12 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Pope Mark VII of Alexandria , *Master Malati , -Incidents:...

    • Departure of Pope Mark VII of Alexandria
      Pope Mark VII of Alexandria
      Pope Mark VII of Alexandria was the 106th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark .HH Pope Mark VII was born in the city of Klosna, in the district of El Bahnasa, and his lay name was Simeon...

       (1485 A.M.), (1769 AD)
    • Martyrdom of Master Malati
      Master Malati
      Master Malati or Moallem Malati is a Coptic Orthodox martyr and saint.Malati was a scribe of Ayyoub Beck El-Defterdar, one of the Mamluks of Mohammed Beck Abu El-Dahab...

       (1519 A.M.), (1803 AD)
    • Appearance of a Cross of Light above Golgotha (351 AD)
    • Relocation of the relics of Saint John Chrysostom from Comana
      Comana, Pontus
      Comana or Pontic Comana was an ancient city of Pontus, said to have been colonized from Comana in Cappadocia.It stood on the river Iris , and from its central position was, according to the ancient historian Strabo, a favorite emporium of Armenian and other merchants...

       to Constantinople
      Constantinople
      Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...

       (153 A.M.), (437 AD)
    • Consecration of the Church of Saint Demiana in El Zaafran
  • 13 Pashons
    Pashons 13 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    12 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 14 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 13 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-References:*...

    • Departure of Saint Arsenius (161 A.M.), (445 AD)
  • 14 Pashons
    Pashons 14 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    13 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 15 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 14 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Saint Pakhom , *Saint Epimachus of Pelusium-References:*...

    • Departure of Saint Pakhom
      Pachomius
      Saint Pakhom , also known as Pachome and Pakhomius , is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism. In the Coptic churches his feast day is celebrated on May 9...

       (64 A.M.), (348 AD)
    • Martyrdom of Saint Epimachus of Pelusium
      Epimachus of Pelusium
      Saint Epimachus of Pelusium was an Egyptian martyr.Epimachus was born in Pelusium, and worked as a weaver along with his two companions: Theodore and Callinicos. At age 27, he heard that Youlamis the governor of Egypt was torturing the Christians. He subsequently went to El-Bakroug, and came...

  • 15 Pashons
    Pashons 15 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    14 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 16 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 15 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Saint Simon the Zealot*The 400 martyrs of Dendera*Saint Mina the Deacon and Anchorite-Source:*...

    • Martyrdom of Saint Simon the Zealot
      Simon the Zealot
      The apostle called Simon Zelotes, Simon the Zealot, in Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13; and Simon Kananaios or Simon Cananeus , was one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus. Little is recorded of him aside from his name...

    • Martyrdom of the 400 saints in Dendera
      Dendera
      Dendera is a small town in Egypt situated on the west bank of the Nile, about 5 km south of Qena, on the opposite side of the river.-History:...

    • Departure of Saint Mina the Deacon and Anchorite
  • 16 Pashons
    Pashons 16 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    15 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 17 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 16 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Incidents:...

    • Commemoration of the Evangelism of Saint John the Evangeslit
      John the Apostle
      John the Apostle, John the Apostle, John the Apostle, (Aramaic Yoħanna, (c. 6 - c. 100) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of James, another of the Twelve Apostles...

      , and the consecration of his church in Alexandria
      Alexandria
      Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...

  • 17 Pashons
    Pashons 17 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    16 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 18 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 17 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Saint Epiphanius, Bishop of Salamis in Cyprus -References:*...

    • Departure of Saint Epiphanius
      Epiphanius of Salamis
      Epiphanius of Salamis was bishop of Salamis at the end of the 4th century. He is considered a saint and a Church Father by both the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He gained a reputation as a strong defender of orthodoxy...

      , Bishop of Salamis
      Salamis, Cyprus
      Salamis was an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. According to tradition the founder of Salamis was Teucer, son of Telamon, who could not return home after the Trojan war because he had failed to avenge his...

       in Cyprus
      Cyprus
      Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

       (119 A.M.), (403 AD)
  • 18 Pashons
    Pashons 18 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    17 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 19 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 18 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-References:*...

    • Departure of Saint Georges, the companion of Saint Abraam
  • 19 Pashons
    Pashons 19 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    18 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 20 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 19 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Saint Isaac, the Priest of Scetes*Saint Isidore of Antioch-References:*...

    • Departure of Saint Isaac, the Priest of Scetes
    • Martyrdom of Saint Isidore of Antioch
  • 20 Pashons
    Pashons 20 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    19 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 21 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 20 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-References:*...

    • Departure of Saint Amun
      Saint Amun
      Ammon or Amun was a saint and hermit of Egypt. He was one of the most venerated ascetics of the Nitrian Desert, and Saint Athanasius mentions him in his life of Saint Anthony...

       (73 A.M.), (357 AD)
  • 21 Pashons
    Pashons 21 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    20 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 22 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 21 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-References:*...

    • Departure of Saint Martinian of Caesarea
    • Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • 22 Pashons
    Pashons 22 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    21 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 23 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 22 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-References:*...

    • Departure of Saint Andronicus
      Andronicus of Pannonia
      Andronicus of Pannonia was a 1st century Christian mentioned by the Apostle Paul: According to that verse, Andronicus was a kinsman of Paul and a fellow prisoner at some time, particularly well-known among the apostles, and had become a follower of Jesus Christ before Paul's Damascus road conversion...

  • 23 Pashons
    Pashons 23 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    22 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 24 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 23 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Saint Junia*Saint Julian of Alexandria and his Mother-References:*...

    • Departure of Saint Junia
      Junia
      Junia or Junias was a 1st century Christian highly regarded and complimented by the apostle Paul: Paul describes Junia as kinsmen, fellow prisoners, and as being "in Christ" before Paul's dramatic Damascus road conversion...

    • Martyrdom of Saint Julian of Alexandria and his Mother
  • 24 Pashons
    Pashons 24 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    23 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 25 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 24 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Feasts:* Feast of the Entry of Christ in Egypt -References:*...

    • Feast of the Entry of Christ in Egypt
      Egypt
      Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

       (minor feast)
    • Departure of Prophet Habakkuk
      Habakkuk
      Habakkuk , also spelled Habacuc, was a prophet in the Hebrew Bible. The etymology of the name of Habakkuk is not clear. The name is possibly related to the Akkadian khabbaququ, the name of a fragrant plant, or the Hebrew root חבק, meaning "embrace"...

    • Martyrdom of Saint Bashnouna
      Saint Bashnouna
      Saint Bashnouna was an Egyptian saint and martyr.According to his Hagiography, Bashnouna was a monk in the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great in Scetes. He was arrested by the Fatimid authorities during the caliphate of Al-'Āḍid, and threatened to face death if he were not to convert to Islam....

       (880 A.M.), (1164 AD)
  • 25 Pashons
    Pashons 25 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    24 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 26 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 25 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-References:*...

    • Martyrdom of Saint Colluthus
      Saint Colluthus
      Saint Colluthus is an Egyptian saint and martyr of the 3rd century AD.According to his Hagiography, Colluthus' father was the governor of the Upper Egyptian city of Ansena. His parents were both Christians...

    • Departure of Ibrahim El-Gohary
      Ibrahim El-Gohary
      Ibrahim El-Gohary is a famous Copt who was Egypt's prime minister during the second half of the 18th century.-Biography:Ibrahim El-Gohary was born to poor Coptic parents in Qalyub. His father, Youssef El-Gohary, made clothes for living. As a young child, Ibrahim excelled in writing and arithmetic...

       (1511 A.M.), (1795 AD)
  • 26 Pashons
    Pashons 26 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    25 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 27 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 26 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-References:*...

    • Martyrdom of Thomas the Apostle
      Thomas the Apostle
      Thomas the Apostle, also called Doubting Thomas or Didymus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is best known for questioning Jesus' resurrection when first told of it, then proclaiming "My Lord and my God" on seeing Jesus in . He was perhaps the only Apostle who went outside the Roman...

       (72 AD)
  • 27 Pashons
    Pashons 27 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    26 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 28 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 27 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:* Pope John II of Alexandria , * Saint Lazarus-References:*...

    • Pope John II of Alexandria (232 A.M.), (516 AD)
    • Saint Lazarus
      Lazarus of Bethany
      Lazarus of Bethany, also known as Saint Lazarus or Lazarus of the Four Days, is the subject of a prominent miracle attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death...

  • 28 Pashons
    Pashons 28 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    27 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 29 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 28 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Commemorations:...

    • Relocation of the relics of Saint Epiphanius
      Epiphanius of Salamis
      Epiphanius of Salamis was bishop of Salamis at the end of the 4th century. He is considered a saint and a Church Father by both the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He gained a reputation as a strong defender of orthodoxy...

      , Bishop of Salamis
      Salamis, Cyprus
      Salamis was an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. According to tradition the founder of Salamis was Teucer, son of Telamon, who could not return home after the Trojan war because he had failed to avenge his...

       in Cyprus
      Cyprus
      Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

       (119 A.M.), (403 AD)
  • 29 Pashons
    Pashons 29 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    28 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 30 Pashons-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 29 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-References:...

    • Departure of Saint Simeon the Stylite
      Simeon Stylites
      Saint Simeon Stylites or Symeon the Stylite was a Christian ascetic saint who achieved fame because he lived for 39 years on a small platform on top of a pillar near Aleppo in Syria. Several other stylites later followed his model...

       (175 A.M.), (459 AD)
  • 30 Pashons
    Pashons 30 (Coptic Orthodox liturgics)
    29 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 1 Paoni-Fixed commemorations:All fixed commemorations below are observed on 30 Pashons by the Coptic Orthodox Church-Saints:*Saint Fortunatus, one of the seventy Apostles*Pope Michael IV of Alexandria ,...

    • Departure of Saint Fortunatus
      Fortunatus the Apostle
      Apostle Fortunatus of the Seventy Disciples is commemorated by the Church on June 15 with Achaicus and Stephen, and on January 4 with the Seventy. St...

      , one of the seventy Apostles
    • Departure of Pope Michael IV of Alexandria
      Pope Michael IV of Alexandria
      Pope Michael IV of Alexandria, also known as Khail IV, was the 68th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark ....

      (818 A.M.), (1102 AD)
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