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

The Coptic name Paremoude derives from the Egyptian Renenutet.

Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Parmouti

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

Citations

  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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