original ) (raw )Paopi also known as Baba (Coptic: ?????)[1] is the second month of the Coptic calendar. It lies between October 11 and November 10 of the Gregorian calendar. The month of Paopi is also the second month of the Season of Akhet (Inundation) in Ancient Egypt, where the Nile floods cover the land of Egypt. The name of the month of Paopi comes from Hapy, the Ancient Egyptian Nile God.
Commemorations and Anniversaries of the Coptic Month of Babeh
Date Feast / Commemoration
Babah 1 Martyrdom of St.Anastasia
Babah 2 Coming of St.Severus the Patriarch of Antioch to Egypt
Babah 3 Departure of St.Simeon the Second, the Fifty-First Pope of the See of St.Mark Martyrdom of St.John the Soldier
Babah 4 Martyrdom of St.Bacchus, the companion of St.Sergius
Babah 5 Martyrdom of St.Paul, Patriarch of Constantinople
Babah 6 Departure of the Righteous Hannah, the Prophetess and Mother of Samuel, the Prophet
Babah 7 Departure of St.Paula El-Tamouhi
Babah 8 Martyrdom of St.Metra Martyrdom of the Saints Abba Hor, Tosia and her children, and Abba Agatho the Anchorite
Babah 9 Departure of St.Eumenius, the Seventh Pope of the See of St.Mark Eclipse of the Sun in the year 958 of the Martyrs Commemoration of Simon the Bishop
Babah 10 Martyrdom of St.Sergius, the companion of St.Bacchus
Babah 11 Departure of St.James the Patriarch of Antioch Departure of St.Pelagia
Babah 12 Departure of Abba Demetrius the First, the Twelfth Pope of Alexandria Martyrdom of St.Matthew the Evangelist Commemorative Feast of Michael the Archangel
Babah 13 Departure of St.Zacharias, the Monk
Babah 14 Departure of St.Philip, One of the Seven Deacons
Babah 15 Martyrdom of St.Bandlaemon, the Physician
Babah 16 Departure of St.Agathon, the Thirty-Ninth Pope of Alexandria Commemoration of the Saints Karbu and Apollos and Peter
Babah 17 Departure of St.Dioscorus the Second, the Thirty-First Pope of Alexandria
Babah 18 Departure of the Honorable Father St.Theophilus, the Twenty-Third Pope of Alexandria
Babah 19 Assembly of a Council in Antioch for Paul of Samosat Martyrdom of St.Theophilus and His Wife in Fayyum
Babah 20 Departure of the Great Saint Abba John the Short
Babah 21 Commemoration of the Mother of God Commemoration of the Relocation of the Body of Lazarus Departure of Joel the Prophet Departure of St.Freig
Babah 22 Martyrdom of St.Luke the Evangelist
Babah 23 Departure of St.Yusab the Fifty-Second Pope of Alexandria Martyrdom of St.Dionysius the Bishop
Babah 24 Martyrdom of the Righteous Father Abba Hilarion Martyrdom of the Saints Paul, Longinus and Deenah (Zaina)
Babah 25 Departure of the Saints Apollo and Abib Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St.Julius El-Akfehas
Babah 26 Martyrdom of St.Timon the Apostle Commemoration of the Seven Martyrs on the Mountain of St.Antonius
Babah 27 Martyrdom of the Righteous Father St.Macarius the Bishop of Edkow
Babah 28 Martyrdom of the Saints Marcianus and Mercurius
Babah 29 Martyrdom of St.Demetrius the Thessalonican
Babah 30 Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St.Mark the Evangelist and the Appearance of His Holy Body Departure of St.Ibrahim the Anchorite
Index of Coptic Months: Toot - Baba - Hatoor - Kiahk - Toba - Amshir - Baramhat - Bermoda -Bashans - Baoona - Abib - Mesra -Nesea
