Tobi 5 – Coptic calendar – Tobi 7
The sixth day of the Coptic month of Tobi, the fifth month of the Coptic year. On a common year, this day corresponds to January 1, of the Julian calendar, and January 14, of the Gregorian calendar. This day falls in the Coptic season of Peret, the season of emergence. On this day, the Coptic Church celebrates the Feast of Circumcision, it is one of the Seven Minor Feasts of the Lord.[1]
Commemorations
editFeasts
edit- The Honorable Feast of the Circumcision of Christ[2][3][4][5]
Saints
edit- The ascension of the Righteous Elijah the Prophet, alive into Heaven [2][3][4][5]
- The martyrdom of the Four Archons of Esna [2]
- The departure of Pope Markianos, the 8th Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark [2][3][4][5]
- The departure of Pope Mark III, the 73rd Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark [2]
- The departure of Pope Gabriel III, the 77th Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark [2]
- The departure of Saint Basil the Great, the Archbishop of Caesarea, Cappadocia [2][3][4][5]
Other commemorations
edit- The consecration of the Church of Saint Isaac of Tiphre [2]
References
edit- ^ "The Feasts of the Church | Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles". Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Synaxarion, Tobe 6, Coptic Reader.
- ^ a b c d "Toba 6 : Lives of Saints : Synaxarium". CopticChurch.net. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ a b c d Egypt, Michael Ghaly-. "6 Tubah – Topa Month – Coptic Synaxarium (Coptic Orthodox Calendar: Daily Synaxarion)". St-Takla.org. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ a b c d Coptic Synaxarium Saint George Coptic Orthodox Church. 1995.