Pashons

Nine month of the Coptic calendar

Pashons (Coptic: Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ, [paˈʃons]), also known as Pachon (Greek: Παχών, Pakhṓn) and Bachans^[1] (بشنس, Bashans), is the ninth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between May 9 and June 7 of the Gregorian calendar. The month of Pashons is also the first month of the Season of Shemu (Harvest) in Ancient Egypt, when the Egyptians harvest their crops throughout the land.

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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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Coptic	Julian	Gregorian	Commemorations
Pashons 1	April 26	May 9	Nativity of the Holy Virgin St. Mary, the Mother of God (Theotokos).
2	27	10	Departure of the Righteous Job. Departure of St. Theodore the disciple of St. Pachomius. Martyrdom of St. Philotheos. Enthronement of St. Cyril VI, the 116th Pope of Alexandria.
3	28	11	Departure of St. Jason, one of the Seventy disciples. Martyrdom of St. Otimus, the Priest. Departure of St. Gabriel IV, the 86th Pope of Alexandria.
4	29	12	Departure of St. John I, the 29th Pope of Alexandria. Departure of St. John V, the 72nd Pope of Alexandria.
5	30	13	Martyrdom of Jeremiah, the Prophet.
6	May 1	14	Martyrdom of St. Isaac of Dafra. Departure of St. Macarius of Alexandria. Departure of St. Paphnute of El-Bandarah
7	2	15	Departure of St. Athanasius the Apostolic, the 20th Pope of Alexandria Nativity of St. Shenoute
8	3	16	Ascension of the Lord to heaven Martyrdom of St. John of Senhout. Departure of St. Daniel the Archpriest of Scetes Departure of Fr. Menassa Youhanna.
9	4	17	Departure of St. Helena, the Empress Departure of St. John XI, the 89th Pope of Alexandria Departure of St. Gabriel VIII, the 97th Pope of Alexandria
10	5	18	Departure of the Three Young Men in the furnace: Hananiah, Azariah, & Mishael.
11	6	19	Martyrdom of St. Theoclia, wife of St. Justus. Departure of St. Paphnutius, the Bishop. St. Nichomius
12	7	20	Appearance of a Cross of Light above Golgotha in 351 Commemoration of Michael, the Archangel. Relocation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom from Comana to Constantinople. Consecration of the Church of St. Demiana Departure of St. Mark VII, the 106th Pope of Alexandria. Martyrdom of Master Malati.
13	8	21	Departure of St. Arsenius, tutor of Arcadius & Honorius, the sons of Emperor Theodosius the Great.
14	9	22	Departure of St. Pachomius, Father of Cenobitic Monasticism. Martyrdom of St. Epimachus of Pelusium.
15	10	23	Martyrdom of St. Simon the Zealot. Martyrdom of the 400 saints in Dendera Commemoration of St. Mina the Deacon Sidrach
16	11	24	Commemoration of St. John the Evangelist.
17	12	25	Departure of St. Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus.
18	13	26	Commemoration of the Feast of Pentecost Departure of St. George (Ga'orgi), friend of St. Abraam of Scetes Consecration of the Church of St. Paul at Alexandria Commemoration of St. Shenoute Martyrdom of men, women, and children on Route to the Monastery of St. Samuel
19	14	27	Departure of St. Isaac al-Qulali Martyrdom of St. Isidorus of Antioch
20	15	28	Departure of St. Ammonius, the Hermit.
21	16	29	Holy Virgin St. Mary, the Mother of God (Theotokos). Departure of St. Martinianus of Caesarea
22	17	30	Departure of St. Andronicus, one of the Seventy disciples.
23	18	31	Departure of St. Junia, one of the Seventy disciples. Martyrdom of St. Julianus (Yulianus) and his Mother
24	19	June 1	Entry of the Lord Christ to Egypt. Departure of Habakkuk, the Prophet. Martyrdom of the Monk St. Bashnouna.
25	20	2	Martyrdom of St. Colluthus of Antinoë. Martyrdom of St. Hirutas Departure of Ibrahim El-Gohary.
26	21	3	Martyrdom of St. Thomas the Apostle.
27	22	4	Departure of St. John II, the 30th Pope of Alexandria. Departure of Lazarus the beloved of the Lord.
28	23	5	Relocation of the relics of St. Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus.
29	24	6	Departure of St. Simeon the Stylite.
30	25	7	Departure of St. Fortunatus, one of the Seventy disciples. Departure of St. Michael IV, the 68th Pope of Alexandria. St. Dumadius & St. Simon the Little

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