Meshir also known as Amshir is the sixth month of the Coptic calendar. It
lies between February 8 and March 9 of the Gregorian calendar. The month of
Meshir is also the second 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 Meshir comes from
Mechir, the Ancient Egyptian God genius of wind.
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Commemorations and Anniversaries of the Coptic Month of Amsheer |
| Date |
Feast /
Commemoration |
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Amshir 1
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Commemoration
of the Universal Ecclesiastical Council in Constantinople
Commemoration of the Consecration of the First Church, Built after the
Name of St.Peter, the Seal of the Martyrs |
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Amshir 2
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Departure of
the Great Saint Anba Paul, the First Hermit
Departure of St.Longinus, the Abbot of El-Zugag Monastery |
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Amshir 3
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Departure of
St.James the Monk |
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Amshir 4
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Martyrdom of
St.Agabus, One of the Seventy Disciples |
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Amshir 5
|
Departure of
St.Agrippinus, the Tenth Pope of Alexandria
Commemoration of the Saints Anba Bishay and Anba Abanoub
Departure of St.Apollo, the Companion of Anba Abib
Commemoration of the Relocation of the Relics of the Forty-Nine Elders
of the Wilderness of Shiheet |
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Amshir 6
|
Appearance of
the Body of St.Apolidus, the Pope of Rome
Martyrdom of the Saints Abakir, John, the Three Virgins and Their Mother |
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Amshir 7
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Departure of
St.Alexandros the Second, the Forty-Third Pope of Alexandria
Departure of St.Theodorus (Theodor), the Forty-Fifth Pope of Alexandria |
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Amshir 8
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Feast of
Presenting the Lord Christ to the Temple |
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Amshir 9
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Departure of
St.Barsauma, the Father of the Syrian Monks
Martyrdom of St.Paul the Syrian |
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Amshir 10
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Martyrdom of
St.James the Apostle, the Son of Alphaeus
Martyrdom of St.Justus, the Son of Emperor Numerian
Departure of St.Isidore of Pelusium
Martyrdom of St.Philo, the Bishop of the Persians |
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Amshir 11
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Martyrdom of
St.Fabian (Fabrianus), Pope of Rome |
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Amshir 12
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Commemoration
of the Archangel Michael
Departure of St.Gelasius |
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Amshir 13
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Martyrdom of
St.Sergius of Atripe and His Father, Mother, Sister, and Many Others
with Them
Departure of St.Timothy the Third, the Thirty-Second Pope of Alexandria |
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Amshir 14
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Departure of
St.Severus, the Patriarch of Antioch
Departure of St.James, the Fiftieth Pope of Alexandria (St.Yacobus) |
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Amshir 15
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Departure of
St.Zechariah the Prophet
Consecration of the First Church Dedicated for the Forty Martyrs from
Sebaste
Departure of St.Paphnoute |
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Amshir 16
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Departure of
St.Elizabeth, the Mother of St.John the Baptist |
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Amshir 17
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Martyrdom of
St.Mina the Monk |
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Amshir 18
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Departure of
St.Malatius the Confessor, Patriarch of Antioch |
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Amshir 19
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Commemoration
of the Relocation of the Relics of St.Martianus the Monk |
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Amshir 20
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Departure of
St.Peter, the Twenty-First Pope of Alexandria
Commemoration of the Saints Basil, Theodore and Timothy, the Martyrs |
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Amshir 21
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Commemoration
of the Virgin St.Mary
Martyrdom of St.Onesimus, the Disciple of St.Paul
Departure of St.Gabriel, the Fifty-Seventh Pope of Alexandria
Departure of St.Zacharias, Bishop of Sakha |
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Amshir 22
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Departure of
St.Maruta (Marouta) the Bishop |
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Amshir 23
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Martyrdom of
St.Eusebius, Son of Basilides the Minister |
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Amshir 24
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Departure of
St.Agapetus the Bishop
Martyrdom of St.Timothy and St.Matthias |
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Amshir 25
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Martyrdom of
St.Archippus, St.Philemon and St.Lycia the Virgin
Martyrdom of St.Quona and St.Mina |
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Amshir 26
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Departure of
St.Hosea the Prophet
Martyrdom of St.Zadok and the One Hundred and Twenty-Eight who were with
him |
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Amshir 27
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Departure of
St.Eustathius, Patriarch of Antioch |
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Amshir 28
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Martyrdom of
St.Theodore the Roman |
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Amshir 29
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Martyrdom of
St.Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna |
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Amshir 30
|
Appearance of
the Head of St.John the Baptist |
