Meshir 7 – Coptic calendar – Meshir 9
The eighth day of the Coptic month of Meshir, the sixth month of the Coptic year. On a common year, this day corresponds to February 2, of the Julian calendar, and February 15, of the Gregorian calendar. This day falls in the Coptic season of Shemu, the season of the Harvest. On this day, the Coptic Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, one of the Minor Feasts of the Lord.
Commemorations
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edit- The martyrdom of the Twenty-One Coptic Martyrs, in Libya [6]
Saints
edit- The departure of Saint Simeon the Elder[2]
References
edit- ^ "Fasts & Feasts – St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church of San Antonio". Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ a b Synaxarion, Meshir 8, Coptic Reader. https://suscopts.org/coptic-reader/
- ^ Egypt, Michael Ghaly-. "8 Amshir – Amcheer Month – Coptic Synaxarium (Coptic Orthodox Calendar: Daily Synaxarion)". St-Takla.org. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Amshir 8 : Lives of Saints : Synaxarium". CopticChurch.net. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ Coptic Synaxarium Saint George Coptic Orthodox Church. 1995.
- ^ "Coptic Church Recognizes Martyrdom of 21 Coptic Christians". 21 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.