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Pi Kogi Enavot / Nasī’. 5 or 6. The Coptic calendar year is divided into 13 months. The first 12 months have 30 days. The last month, called Pi Kogi Enavot or Nasie and referred to as an epagomenal month, has 5 days in a common year and 6 days in a leap year. Months in the Gregorian calendar.
We have put up a page that calculates the date of all major Coptic feasts including the Orthodox Easter for any year after 1902 A.D. and also calculates a few other Church feasts. Also on this page you will find some very useful links regarding the controversy of the use of different calendar systems.
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Mar 21, 2011 · The Coptic calendar has 13 months, 12 of 30 days each and an intercalary month at the end of the year of 5 or 6 days, depending whether the year is a leap year or not. The year starts on 29 August in the Julian Calendar or on the 30th in the year before (Julian) Leap Years.
Gregorian Calendar equivalent: August 7 to September 5. Little Month. It has 5 days in three successive years and 6 days in the leap year. Gregorian Calendar equivalent: September 6-10. NOTE: The above Gregorian Calendar equivalents may change slightly in a leap year. « back to Coptic Church
Feb 15, 2022 · The coptic year starts on 11th September in the Gregorian Calendar or on the 12th in the year before (Gregorian) leap years. The coptic leap year follows the same rules as the Gregorian, so that the extra month always has 6 days in the year before a Gregorian leap year. Coptic Feasts and Fasts.
The Coptic calendar, also known as the Alexandrian calendar, is a calendar which the Coptic Orthodox Church uses. It is the oldest calendar in history and was influenced by the stars. The Egyptians tracked the star Sirius, or Sothis as they called it, and used its position to mark significant dates.
13. - Martyrdom of St. Jeremiah the Prophet. 14. - Martyrdom of St. Isaac El-Defrawi. - Departure of St. Macarius of Alexandria. - Departure of Father Paphnute of El-Bandarah. 15. - Departure of St. Athanasius the Apostolic, the 20th Pope of Alexandria.
