Mesori also known as Mesra is the twelfth month of the Coptic calendar. It
lies between August 7 and September 5 of the Gregorian calendar. The month
of Mesori is also the fourth month of the Season of 'Shemu' (Harvest) in
Ancient Egypt, where the Egyptians harvest their crops throughout the land
of Egypt. The name of the month of Mesori comes from Mes-o-ri, an Ancient
Egyptian word that mean Birth of Sun.
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Commemorations and Anniversaries of the Coptic Month of Masra |
| Date |
Feast /
Commemoration |
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Misra 1
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Martyrdom of
St.Apoli, Son of Justus
Departure of St.Kyrillos V (Cyril), the 112th Pope of Alexandria |
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Misra 2
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Departure of
St.Pa'esa (Athanasia) |
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Misra 3
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Relocation of
the Body of St.Simon (Simeon) the Stylite to the city of Antioch
Departure of Pope Abriamus (Primus), the Fifth Patriarch of Alexandria |
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Misra 4
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Departure of
Hezekiah the King
Consecration of the Church of the Great St.Anthony (Antonios) |
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Misra 5
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Departure of
St.John the Soldier |
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Misra 6
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Martyrdom of
St.Julietta |
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Misra 7
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Annunciation
of St.Joachim with the Birth of the Virgin Mary
Departure of St.Timothy II (Timotheos), the 26th Pope of Alexandria |
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Misra 8
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Martyrdom of
the Saints Lazarus, Salomi, His Wife and their Children
Confession of St.Peter, the Apostle, that Christ is the Son of the
Living God |
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Misra 9
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Martyrdom of
St.Ari, the Priest of Shatanouf |
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Misra 10
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Martyrdom of
St.Matra
Martyrdom of St.Pigebs (Bekhebs) |
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Misra 11
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Departure of
St.Moisis, Bishop of Ouseem |
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Misra 12
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Commemoration
of the Honorable Archangel Michael
Reign of the Righteous Emperor Constantine, the Great |
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Misra 13
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Feast of
Transfiguration of Our Lord on Mount Tabor |
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Misra 14
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Commemoration
of the Great Sign, the Lord had Manifested During the Papacy of
St.Theophilus |
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Misra 15
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Commemoration
of the Departure of St.Mary know as Marina, the Ascetic |
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Misra 16
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Assumption of
the Body of the Pure Virgin St.Mary
Departure of St.Mattias IV (Mattheos), the 102nd Patriarch of Alexandria |
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Misra 17
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Martyrdom of
St.James, the Soldier |
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Misra 18
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Departure of
St.Alexander, Patriarch of Constantinople
Martyrdom of St.Eudaemon, of Armant (El-Armanti) |
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Misra 19
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Translocation
of the Body of St.Macarius to His Monastery in Scetis |
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Misra 20
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Martyrdom of
the Seven Young Men of Ephesus |
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Misra 21
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Commemoration
of the Virgin, the Mother of God
Departure of St.Irene (Eirene) |
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Misra 22
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Departure of
Micah, the Prophet
Martyrdom of St.Hadid |
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Misra 23
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Martyrdom of
Thirty-Thousand Christians in Alexandria
Martyrdom of St.Damian in Antioch |
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Misra 24
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Departure of
St.Takla Haymanot, the Ethiopian
Departure of St.Thomas, Bishop of Mar'ash (Syria) |
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Misra 25
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Departure of
St.Bessarion, the Great
Departure of St.Macarius III, the 114th Pope of Alexandria |
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Misra 26
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Martyrdom of
St.Moses (Moisees) and his Sister Sarah
Martyrdom of St.Agabius, the Soldier, and his Sister Thecla |
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Misra 27
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Martyrdom of
Saints Benjamin and his Sister Eudexia
Martyrdom of St.Mary, the Armenian |
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Misra 28
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Commemoration
of the Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob |
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Misra 29
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Martyrdom of
Saints Athanasius, the Bishop, Gerasimus (Jarasimus), and Theodotus
Arrival of the Holy Relic of St.John, the Short, to the Wilderness of
Scetis |
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Misra 30
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Departure of
St.Malachi, the Prophet |
