Tobi 1 Explained

Koiak 30 – Coptic calendar – Tobi 2

The first day of the Coptic month of Tobi, the fifth month of the Coptic year. On a common year, this day corresponds to December 27, of the Julian calendar, and January 9, of the Gregorian calendar. This day falls in the Coptic season of Peret, the season of emergence.

Commemorations

Saints

• The martyrdom of Saint Stephen the Archdeacon, the Protomartyr ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• The martyrdom of Saint Leontius
• The martyrdom of Saint Dioscorus and Saint Esculapius, his brother

References

1. https://suscopts.org/coptic-reader/ Synaxarion, Tobe 1
2. Web site: Toba 1 : Lives of Saints : Synaxarium. CopticChurch.net. 2022-11-24 .
3. Web site: Egypt . Michael Ghaly- . 1 Tubah – Topa Month – Coptic Synaxarium (Coptic Orthodox Calendar: Daily Synaxarion). 2022-11-24 . St-Takla.org.
4. https://stnoufer.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/coptic-synexarium.pdf Coptic Synaxarium