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Paopi (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲱⲡⲉ, Paōpe), also known as Phaophi (Ancient Greek: Φαωφί, Phaōphí) and Babah (Arabic: بابه, Baba), is the second month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between 11 October and 9 November of the Gregorian calendar, unless the previous Coptic year was a leap year. The month of Paopi is the second month of the Season of Akhet (Inundation) in Ancient Egypt, when the Nile floods inundated the land. (They have not done so since the construction of the High Dam at Aswan.)

Name

Paopi means "that of Opet", for the month originally celebrated the "Beautiful feast of Opet". The ancient Egyptians believed that during this month, the sun deity Amon-Ra travelled from Karnak to Luxor to celebrate the famous festival of Opet.

Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Paopi

Coptic Julian Gregorian Commemorations
Paopi

1

September

28

October

11

2 29 12
3 30 13
  • Departure of St. Simon II, the 51st Pope of Alexandria.
  • Martyrdom of St. John the Soldier
4 October

1

14
5 2 15
6 3 16
  • Departure of the Hannah the Prophetess, mother of Samuel, the Prophet.
7 4 17
8 5 18
  • Martyrdom of St. Matra
  • Martyrdom of the Sts Hor, Susanna (Tosia) and her Children, & St. Agathon the Hermit
9 6 19
  • Departure of St. Eumenius, the 7th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Eclipse of the Sun in the year 1242 AD.
  • Commemoration of St. Simon the Bishop
10 7 20
11 8 21
12 9 22
13 10 23
  • Departure of St. Zacharias, the Monk
14 11 24
15 12 25
16 13 26
  • Commemoration of the St. Carpus, St. Apollos (Papylus), and St. Peter, disciples of St. Isaiah the Hermit
  • Departure of St. Agathon, the 39th Pope of Alexandria.
17 14 27
18 15 28
19 16 29
  • Assembly of the Council at Antioch against Paul of Samosata, in 280 AD.
  • Martyrdom of St. Theophilus and his Wife in Fayyum
20 17 30
21 18 31
22 19 November

1

23 20 2
24 21 3
  • Departure of St. Hilarion, the Anchorite.
  • Martyrdom of the Sts. Paul, Longinus and Dinah (Zena)
25 22 4
26 23 5
27 24 6
  • Martyrdom of St. Macarius, Bishop of Edkow (Tkoou)
28 25 7
  • Martyrdom of the St. Marcian (Marcianus) & St. Mercurius
29 26 8
30 27 9
  • Consecration of the Church of St. Mark the Evangelist and the Apparition of his Holy head
  • Departure of St. Abraham (Ibrahim) the Hermit of Memphis

See also

References

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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.

Bibliography

Months and days of the Coptic calendar
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