Paoni

Paoni
Native nameCoptic: Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ
CalendarCoptic calendar
Month number10
Number of days30
Gregorian equivalentJune–July

Paoni (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ, Paōni), also known as Payni (Ancient Greek: Παϋνί, Paüní) and Ba'unah[1] (Arabic: بأونه, Ba'una), is the tenth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between June 8 and July 7 of the Gregorian calendar.

Paoni is also the second month of the Season of Shemu (Harvest) in Ancient Egypt, where the Egyptians harvest their crops throughout the land.

Name

The name "Paoni" derives from its original Egyptian name "Month of the Valley Festival" (Ancient Egyptian: pꜣ n in.t) in reference to an annual celebration of Thebes.

Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Paoni

Coptic Julian Gregorian Commemorations
Paoni 1 May 26 June 8
  • Martyrdom of St. Cosmas of Taha and his companions
  • Martyrdom of St. Zikam
  • Consecration of the church of St. Leontius the Syrian.
  • Consecration of the church of St. Phoebammon (Abu-Fam) the soldier
  • Departure of Fr. Matta El Meskeen.
Paoni 2 May 27 June 9
Paoni 3 May 28 June 10
  • Consecration of the first church of St. George in the cities of Birma, Egypt and Beer Maa, Egypt
  • Martyrdom of St. Alladius the Bishop
  • Departure of St. Martha of Egypt
  • Departure of St. Cosmas I, the 44th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Departure of St. Abraam, Bishop of Fayoum.
Paoni 4 May 29 June 11
  • Martyrdom of St. Synesius (Sanusi) of Balqim
  • Martyrdom of St. Amoun & St. Sophia the Righteous
  • Martyrdom of St. John of Heraclea
  • Departure of St. Hor
  • Departure of St. John VIII, the 80th Pope of Alexandria
Paoni 5 May 30 June 12
  • Departure of St. James the Oriental
  • Martyrdom of St. Pshay & St. Peter
  • Consecration of the Church of St. Victor in Shu
Paoni 6 May 31 June 13
  • Martyrdom of St. Theodore the Monk of Alexandria
Paoni 7 June 1 June 14
Paoni 8 June 2 June 15
  • Commemoration of the consecration of the Church of the Holy Virgin Mary in Musturud
  • Martyrdom of St. Amadah and her sons, and St. Armanius and his mother St. Amah
  • Martyrdom of St. George the New Martyr
Paoni 9 June 3 June 16
Paoni 10 June 4 June 17
  • Martyrdom of St. Eudaemon, St. Epistemon, & St. Sophia
  • Commemoration of the closing of the pagan temples and the opening of the Christian Churches by St. Constantine the Great.
  • Departure of St. John XVI, the 103rd Pope of Alexandria.
  • Enthronement of St. Demetrius II, the 111th Pope of Alexandria.
Paoni 11 June 5 June 18
Paoni 12 June 6 June 19
  • Commemoration of Michael, the Archangel.
  • Departure of St. Justus, the 6th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Departure of St. Cyril II, the 67th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Departure of St. Euphemia the Widow
Paoni 13 June 7 June 20
Paoni 14 June 8 June 21
Paoni 15 June 9 June 22
  • The turning over of the relics of St. Mark the Apostle by the hand of Pope Paul VI, Pope of Rome.
  • Consecration of the Church of St. Menas at Maryut
Paoni 16 June 10 June 23
Paoni 17 June 11 June 24
Paoni 18 June 12 June 25
Paoni 19 June 13 June 26
Paoni 20 June 14 June 27
  • Departure of Elisha, the Prophet.
Paoni 21 June 15 June 28
  • Commemoration of the first church for the Virgin Mary in the city of Caesarea Philippi
  • Martyrdom of St. Timothy the Egyptian of Memphis
  • Departure of St. Kadronos, 4th Pope of Alexandria
Paoni 22 June 16 June 29
  • Consecration of the Church of Sts. Cosmas, Damian, their mother, and brothers
Paoni 23 June 17 June 30
  • Departure of St. Abba Noub, the Confessor
Paoni 24 June 18 July 1
Paoni 25 June 19 July 2
  • Martyrdom of St. Jude, one of the Seventy Disciples
  • Departure of St. Peter IV, the 34th Pope of Alexandria
Paoni 26 June 20 July 3
  • Departure of Joshua the Prophet, son of Nun
  • Consecration of the Church of Gabriel, the Archangel
Paoni 27 June 21 July 4
  • Martyrdom of St. Ananias, the Apostle.
  • Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Shentalet
Paoni 28 June 22 July 5
  • Departure of St. Theodosius, the 33rd Pope of Alexandria
  • Commemoration of the consecration of the Church of St. Sarabamoun, Bishop of Nikiu
Paoni 29 June 23 July 6
  • Martyrdom of the Seven Ascetic Saints in Tounar Mount
  • Martyrdom of Sts. Abba Hour and his mother Theodora
  • Consecration of the Church of Suriel, the Archangel
Paoni 30 June 24 July 7

References

Citations

  1. ^ Gabra, Gawdat (2008), "Coptic Calendar", The A to Z of the Coptic Church, A to Z Guide Series, No. 107, Plymouth: The Scarecrow Press, pp. 70–1, ISBN 9780810870574.

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