Meshir 5 Explained

Meshir 4 – Coptic calendar – Meshir 6

The fifth day of the Coptic month of Meshir, the sixth month of the Coptic year. On a common year, this day corresponds to January 30, of the Julian calendar, and February 12, of the Gregorian calendar. This day falls in the Coptic season of Shemu, the season of the Harvest.

Commemorations

Martyrs

• The martyrdom of Pope Hippolytus, Patriarch of Rome ^[1]

Saints

• The departure of Pope Agrippinus, the 10th Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ^{[2] [3] [4]}
• The departure of Saint Pishay, the founder of the Red Monastery
• The departure of Saint Apollo, the friend of Saint Abib
• The departure of Saint Abanoub, the owner of the Golden Fan

Other commemorations

• The relocation of the Relics of Forty-Nine Elders, the Martyrs of Scetis

References

1. Synaxarion, Meshir 5, Coptic Reader. https://suscopts.org/coptic-reader/
2. Web site: Amshir 5 : Lives of Saints : Synaxarium. CopticChurch.net. 2022-12-01 .
3. Web site: Egypt . Michael Ghaly- . 5 Amshir – Amcheer Month – Coptic Synaxarium (Coptic Orthodox Calendar: Daily Synaxarion). 2022-12-01 . St-Takla.org.
4. https://stnoufer.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/coptic-synexarium.pdf Coptic Synaxarium