Koiak 17 Explained
Koiak 16 – Coptic calendar – Koiak 18
The seventeenth day of the Coptic month of Koiak, the fourth month of the Coptic year. On a common year, this day corresponds to December 13, of the Julian calendar, and December 26, of the Gregorian calendar. This day falls in the Coptic season of Peret, the season of emergence. This day falls in the Nativity Fast.
Commemorations
Saints
- The departure of Saint Elias, in Mount Bashwash [1]
- The departure of Saint Luke the Stylite [2] [3] [4]
Other commemorations
- The relocation of the body of Saint Luke the Stylite
References
- https://suscopts.org/coptic-reader/ Synaxarion, Koiahk 17
- Web site: Kiahk 17 : Lives of Saints : Synaxarium. CopticChurch.net. 2022-11-23 .
- Web site: Egypt . Michael Ghaly- . 17 Kiahk – Kyahk Month – Coptic Synaxarium (Coptic Orthodox Calendar: Daily Synaxarion). 2022-11-23 . St-Takla.org.
- https://stnoufer.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/coptic-synexarium.pdf Coptic Synaxarium