Meshir 15
– Coptic calendar – Meshir 16
The fifteenth day of the Coptic month of Meshir, the sixth month of the Coptic year. In common years, this day corresponds to February 9, of the Julian calendar, and February 22, of the Gregorian calendar. This day falls in the Coptic season of Shemu, the season of the Harvest.
Commemorations
Prophets
- The martyrdom of the Righteous Zachariah the Prophet, the Son of Berechiah
Martyrs
- The martyrdom of Saint Pigol the Priest
Saints
- The departure of Saint Paphnoute the Monk
Other commemorations
- The consecration of the first Church dedicated to the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste