Paremhat Explained

Paremhat (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙϩⲁⲧ), also known as Phamenoth (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Φαμενώθ, Phamenṓth) and Baramhat[1] (Arabic: برمهات), is the seventh month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lies between March 10 and April 8 of the Gregorian calendar. Paremhat is also the third month of the Season of the Emergence, when the Nile floods recede and the crops start to grow throughout the land of Egypt.

Name

The Coptic name Paremhat comes from the ancient Egyptian name "Month of Amenhotep I" (Egyptian (Ancient);: pꜣ n jmn-htp.w), who was deified at the end of his reign BC. The month had formerly been known as Rekeh-Nedjes.

Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Paremhat

CopticJulianGregorianCommemorations
Paremhat1February 25March10
22611
  • Martyrdom of St. Macrobius (Makrawy), Bishop of Nikiû
32712
42813
  • Assembly of the Holy Council on the island of Bani Omar
  • Martyrdom of St. Haboulyous (Hanulius), the Prince of Perga
5March114
  • Departure of St. Serapamon, Archpriest of the Monastery of St. John the Dwarf
  • Martyrdom of Eudokia of Heliopolis.
  • Martyrdom of St. Peter, the priest.
6215
  • Martyrdom of St. Dioscorus
  • Departure of St. Theodotus, Bishop of Corinth
7316
  • Martyrdom of Sts. Philemon & St. Apollonius
  • Martyrdom of St. Mary, the Israelite
8417
9518
  • Departure of St. Konan the Syrian
  • Martyrdom of Sts. Abrianus, Amrata his wife, Eusebius, Armanius, and the Forty Martyrs.
10619
  • Commemoration of the Appearance of the Glorious Cross
11720
  • Martyrdom of St. Basilaos, the Bishop
12821
13922
141023
  • Departure of St. Cyril III, the 75th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Martyrdom of St. Sinouti el-Bahnasa
  • Martyrdom of the Sts. Eugenius, Agathodorus and Elpidius
151124
  • Departure of St. Sarah the nun
  • Martyrdom of St. Helias of Hnes
161225
171326
  • Departure of Lazarus of Bethany, the beloved of the Lord.
  • Commemoration of the St. George the Ascetic, St. Belasius the Martyr, & St. Joseph the Bishop
  • Departure of St. Basilius, Bishop of Jerusalem
  • Martyrdom of Sidhom Bishay in Damietta.
181427
  • Martyrdom of St. Isidore, friend of St. Sina the Soldier
191528
  • Martyrdom of Aristobulus of Britannia.
  • Martyrdom of the Sts. Alexander, Agabius, Alexander, Timolaos, Dionysius, Romulus, and Blesius (Valesius)
201629
211730
  • Commemoration of the Mary, mother of Jesus, the Mother of God (Theotokos).
  • Commemoration of the visit of Jesus to Bethany.
  • Consultation of the Chief Priests to put the righteous Lazarus to death
221831
2319April 1
  • Departure of Daniel, the Prophet.
24202
25213
26224
27235
  • Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
  • Departure of Macarius of Egypt.
  • Martyrdom of St. Domicos
28246
29257
  • Commemoration of the Life giving Annunciation
  • Resurrection of Our Lord Christ from the dead
30268

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