Koiak also known as Kiahk is the fourth month of the Coptic calendar. It
lies between December 10 and January 8 of the Gregorian calendar. The month
of Koiak is also the fourth month of the Season of 'Akhet' (Inundation) in
Ancient Egypt, where the Nile floods cover the land of Egypt. The name of
the month of Koiak comes from Ka Ha Ka, which means Good of Good, a name of
the Ancient Egyptian sacred Apis Bull.
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Commemorations and Anniversaries of the Coptic Month of Keyahk |
| Date |
Feast /
Commemoration |
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Kiahk 1
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Departure of
St.Peter Elrahawy, Bishop of Gaza
Consecration of the Church of the Saint, Anba Shenouda |
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Kiahk 2
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Departure of
Saint Abba Hor, the Monk |
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Kiahk 3
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Entrance of
Saint Mary into the Temple in Jerusalem |
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Kiahk 4
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Martyrdom of
St.Andrew the Apostle, the Brother of St.Peter |
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Kiahk 5
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Departure of
the Holy Prophet Nahum
Martyrdom of St.Victor (Boctor)
Martyrdom of St.Isidore |
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Kiahk 6
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Martyrdom of
St.Anatolius
Departure of St.Abraam, the Sixty-Second Pope of Alexandria |
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Kiahk 7
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Departure of
St.Matthew the Poor |
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Kiahk 8
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Departure of
St.Heraclas, the Thirteenth Pope of Alexandria
Martyrdom of the Saints : Barbara and Juliana
Martyrdom of the Saints : Esi and His Sister Thecla
Departure of St.Samuel the Abbot of the Qualamon Monastery (Abba Samuel
the Confessor) |
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Kiahk 9
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Departure of
St.Poemen the Confessor |
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Kiahk 10
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Relocation of
the Body of Saint Abba Severus, Archbishop of the City of Antioch
Departure of St.Nicholas, Bishop of Mora |
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Kiahk 11
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Departure of
Saint Abba Pijimi |
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Kiahk 12
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Commemoration
of the Honorable Angel Michael the Archangel
Departure of St.Hedra, Bishop of Aswan
Commemoration of St.John the Confessor
Assembly of a Council in Rome against Benates (or Novatus) the Priest |
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Kiahk 13
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Martyrdom of
St.Barsanuphius
Departure of St.Abracius
Consecration of the Church of St.Misael, the Anchorite |
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Kiahk 14
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Martyrdom of
Saints Behnam and Sarah, His Sister
Departure of Saint Christodoulos
Martyrdom of Saints Simeon of Menouf, Abba Hor and Abba Mina the Elder
Martyrdom of Saint Ammonius, Bishop of Esna |
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Kiahk 15
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Departure of
St.Gregory, Patriarch of the Armenians |
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Kiahk 16
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Departure of
The Righteous Gideon, One of the Judges of Israel
Martyrdom of Saints Harouadj, Ananias, and Khouzi
Consecration of the Church of St.James, the Persian |
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Kiahk 17
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Commemoration
of the Departure of St.Luke the Stylite and the Relocation of His Sacred
Relics |
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Kiahk 18
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Commemoration
of the Relics of St.Titus to Constantinople
Commemoration of St.Heracleas the Martyr and St.Philemon the Priest |
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Kiahk 19
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Departure of
St.John, Bishop of El-Borollos Who Gathered the Biographies of the
Saints |
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Kiahk 20
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Departure of
the Upright Haggai the Prophet |
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Kiahk 21
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Commemoration
of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God
Martyrdom of St.Barnabas, One of the Seventy Apostles |
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Kiahk 22
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Commemoration
of the Archangel Gabriel
Departure of St.Anastasius, the Thirty-Sixth Pope of Alexandria |
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Kiahk 23
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Departure of
David, the Prophet and King
Departure of St.Timothy the Anchorite |
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Kiahk 24
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Martyrdom of
St.Ignatius, the Patriarch of Antioch
Departure of St.Philogonus, the Patriarch of Antioch
Birth of St.Takla-Haymanot, the Ethiopian |
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Kiahk 25
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Departure of
St.John Kama |
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Kiahk 26
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Martyrdom of
St.Anastasia
Commemoration of St.Juliana the Martyr |
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Kiahk 27
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Martyrdom of
St.Anba Bisadi (Psote) the Bishop |
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Kiahk 28
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Martyrdom of
One Hundred and Fifty Men and Twenty-Four Women from Ansena |
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Kiahk 29
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Feast of the
Glorified Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Christmas) |
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Kiahk 30
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Departure of
St.John, Archpriest of Scetis |
