Tobi also known as Touba is the fifth month of the Coptic calendar. It lies
between January 9 and February 7 of the Gregorian calendar. The month of
Tobi is also the first month of the Season of 'Proyet' (Growth) in Ancient
Egypt, where the Nile floods recede and the crops start to grow throughout
the land of Egypt. The name of the month of Tobi comes from Amso Khem, a
form of the Ancient Egyptian God Amun Ra. The Hebrew word tobi means
'goodness'.
Commemorations and Anniversaries of the Coptic Month of Tuba |
Date |
Feast /
Commemoration |
Tubah 1
|
Martyrdom
of St.Stephen the Archdeacon
Martyrdom of St.Lawindianus (Leontius) |
Tubah 2
|
Departure
of St.Theonas, the Sixteenth Pope of
Alexandria
Martyrdom of St.Callinacus, Bishop of
Oseem |
Tubah 3
|
Commemoration of the Slain Children of
Bethlehem by the order of King Herod |
Tubah 4
|
Departure
of St.John the Evangelist and Theologian |
Tubah 5
|
Martyrdom
of St.Eusegnius (Eugenius) the Soldier |
Tubah 6
|
Commemoration of the Circumcision of the
Lord Christ
Ascension of Elijah the Prophet
Departure of Marcianus, the Eighth Pope
of Alexandria
Departure of St.Basil the Great, Bishop
of Caesarea |
Tubah 7
|
Departure
of St.Silvester, Pope of Rome |
Tubah 8
|
Consecration of St.Macarius' Church
Departure of St.Andronicus, the
Thirty-Seventh Pope of Alexandria
Departure of St.Benjamin, the
Thirty-Eighth Pope of Alexandria |
Tubah 9
|
Departure
of Abba Abraam, Companion of Abba
Gawarga |
Tubah 10
|
Paramone
of Holy Theophany (Epiphany) |
Tubah 11
|
Holy
Epiphany of Our Lord, God and Savior |
Tubah 12
|
Commemoration Feast of the Archangel
Michael
Martyrdom of St.Theodore El-Mishreke (Of
the East)
Martyrdom of St.Anatolius |
Tubah 13
|
Commemoration of the Miracle at Cana of
Galilee
Departure of St.Theophilus, the Monk
Martyrdom of St.Demiana |
Tubah 14
|
Departure
of St.Archilidis (Arselidas)
Departure of St.Maximus, the Brother of
St.Domadius |
Tubah 15
|
Departure
of St.Obadiah the Prophet |
Tubah 16
|
Martyrdom
of St.Philotheus
Departure of St.John the Fourth, the
Forty-Eighth Pope of Alexandria |
Tubah 17
|
Departure
of St.Maximus and St.Domatius
Departure of Anba Yusab, Bishop of
Girga, Known as El-Abbah |
Tubah 18
|
Departure
of St.James, the Bishop of Nisibis |
Tubah 19
|
Discovery
of the Relics of St.Abahour (Pihour),
St.Bisoura (Pisoura), and Their Mother
Ampera (Asra) |
Tubah 20
|
Departure
of St.Prochorus, One of the Seventy
Disciples
Commemoration of the Consecration of the
Church of St.John, the Owner of the
Golden Gospel,
Commemoration of the Transfer of
St.John's Relics
Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Anba
Behna (Bahnou) and Anba Kloag (Bagoug),
the Priest |
Tubah 21
|
Departure
of Our Lady,the Virgin Mary, the Mother
of God
Departure of St.Hilaria, the Daughter of
Emperor Zeno
Departure of St.Gregorius (Gregory of
Nyssa), the Brother of St.Basil the
Great |
Tubah 22
|
Departure
of St.Anthony the Great (Antonius) |
Tubah 23
|
Martyrdom
of St.Timothy the Apostle
Departure of Pope Kyrillos (Cyril) the
Fourth, the One Hundred and Tenth Pope
of Alexandria |
Tubah 24
|
Departure
of St.Mary the Ascetic (The Shut-In)
Martyrdom of Anba Bisada the Priest |
Tubah 25
|
Departure
of St.Peter the Worshipper
Martyrdom of St.Askala (Asela) the
Fighter |
Tubah 26
|
Martyrdom
of the Forty-Nine Saints, the Elders of
Sheheat (Scetis)
Departure of St.Anastasia |
Tubah 27
|
Martyrdom
of St.Sarapion
Commemoration of the Archangel Suriel
Relocation of the Relics of St.Timothy
the Apostle
Martyrdom of St.Abe-Fam the Soldier
(St.Phoebammon) |
Tubah 28
|
Martyrdom
of St.Clement
Martyrdom of St.Anba Kaou |
Tubah 29
|
Departure
of St.Eskani (St.Xene)
Commemoration of St.Seriakos (Syriacus)
the Fighter |
Tubah 30
|
Martyrdom
of Saints Pistis, Helpis, Agape and
Their Mother Sophia |