Paoni


Paoni, also known as Payni and Ba'unah, is the tenth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between June 8 and July 7 of the Gregorian calendar.
Paoni is also the second month of the Season of Shemu in Ancient Egypt, where the Egyptians harvest their crops throughout the land.

Name

The name "Paoni" derives from its original Egyptian name "Month of the Valley Festival" in reference to an annual celebration of Thebes.

Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Paoni

CopticJulianGregorianCommemorations
Paoni 1May 26June 8
  • Martyrdom of St. Cosmas of Taha and his companions
  • Martyrdom of St. Zikam
  • Consecration of the church of St. Leontius the Syrian.
  • Consecration of the church of St. Phoebammon the soldier
  • Departure of Fr. Matta El Meskeen.
Paoni 2May 27June 9
  • Appearance of the bodies of St. John the Baptist and Elisha, the Prophet.
  • Departure of St. John XVIII, the 107th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Paoni 3May 28June 10
  • Consecration of the first church of St. George in the cities of Birma, Egypt and Beer Maa, Egypt
  • Martyrdom of St. Alladius the Bishop
  • Departure of St. Martha of Egypt
  • Departure of St. Cosmas I, the 44th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Departure of St. Abraam, Bishop of Fayoum.
  • Paoni 4May 29June 11
  • Martyrdom of St. Synesius of Balqim
  • Martyrdom of St. Amoun & St. Sophia the Righteous
  • Martyrdom of St. John of Heraclea
  • Departure of St. Hor
  • Departure of St. John VIII, the 80th Pope of Alexandria
  • Paoni 5May 30June 12
  • Departure of St. James the Oriental
  • Martyrdom of St. Pshay & St. Peter
  • Consecration of the Church of St. Victor in Shu
  • Paoni 6May 31June 13
  • Martyrdom of St. Theodore the Monk of Alexandria
  • Paoni 7June 1June 14
  • Martyrdom of St. Abaskhiron the Soldier
  • Paoni 8June 2June 15
  • Commemoration of the consecration of the Church of the Holy Virgin Mary in Musturud
  • Martyrdom of St. Amadah and her sons, and St. Armanius and his mother St. Amah
  • Martyrdom of St. George the New Martyr
  • Paoni 9June 3June 16
  • Departure of Samuel, the Prophet.
  • Martyrdom of St. Lucilianus, and four others with him
  • Relocation of the relics of St. Mercurius to Cairo, Egypt.
  • Paoni 10June 4June 17
  • Martyrdom of St. Eudaemon, St. Epistemon, & St. Sophia
  • Commemoration of the closing of the pagan temples and the opening of the Christian Churches by St. Constantine the Great.
  • Departure of St. John XVI, the 103rd Pope of Alexandria.
  • Enthronement of St. Demetrius II, the 111th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Paoni 11June 5June 18
  • Martyrdom of St. Claudius, son of Ptolemy and nephew of Numerian the Emperor
  • Consecration of the altar of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste at the Savior's Church in Alexandria.
  • Paoni 12June 6June 19
  • Commemoration of Michael, the Archangel.
  • Departure of St. Justus, the 6th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Departure of St. Cyril II, the 67th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Departure of St. Euphemia the Widow
  • Paoni 13June 7June 20
  • Commemoration of Gabriel the Archangel, the Announcer of Daniel the Prophet.
  • Departure of St. John II, Bishop of Jerusalem
  • Paoni 14June 8June 21
  • Martyrdom of Sts. Cyrus, John, Ptolemaeus and Philip
  • Departure of St. John XIX, the 113th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Paoni 15June 9June 22
  • The turning over of the relics of St. Mark the Apostle by the hand of Pope Paul VI, Pope of Rome.
  • Consecration of the Church of St. Menas at Maryut
  • Paoni 16June 10June 23
  • Departure of St. Onuphrius the Anchorite
  • Commemoration of St. Latson the Anchorite
  • Paoni 17June 11June 24
  • Departure of St. Latsoun El-Bahnasa
  • Return of the relics of St. Mark to St. Mark Cathedral
  • Paoni 18June 12June 25
  • Departure of St. Damian, the 35th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Inauguration of St. Mark Cathedral in the Monastery of Anba Rowais.
  • Paoni 19June 13June 26
  • Departure of St. Archillas, the 18th Pope of Alexandria
  • Martyrdom of St. George el-Mozahem.
  • Martyrdom of St. Bishai and St. Anoub
  • First Pontifical Liturgy in St. Mark Cathedral in the Monastery of Anba Rowais.
  • Paoni 20June 14June 27
  • Departure of Elisha, the Prophet.
  • Paoni 21June 15June 28
  • Commemoration of the first church for the Virgin Mary in the city of Caesarea Philippi
  • Martyrdom of St. Timothy the Egyptian of Memphis
  • Departure of St. Kadronos, 4th Pope of Alexandria
  • Paoni 22June 16June 29
  • Consecration of the Church of Sts. Cosmas, Damian, their mother, and brothers
  • Paoni 23June 17June 30
  • Departure of St. Abba Noub, the Confessor
  • Paoni 24June 18July 1
  • Martyrdom of St. Moses the Black
  • Paoni 25June 19July 2
  • Martyrdom of St. Jude, one of the Seventy Disciples
  • Departure of St. Peter IV, the 34th Pope of Alexandria
  • Paoni 26June 20July 3
  • Departure of Joshua the Prophet, son of Nun
  • Consecration of the Church of Gabriel, the Archangel
  • Paoni 27June 21July 4
  • Martyrdom of St. Ananias, the Apostle.
  • Martyrdom of St. Thomas of Shentalet
  • Paoni 28June 22July 5
  • Departure of St. Theodosius, the 33rd Pope of Alexandria
  • Commemoration of the consecration of the Church of St. Sarabamoun, Bishop of Nikiu
  • Paoni 29June 23July 6
  • Martyrdom of the Seven Ascetic Saints in Tounar Mount
  • Martyrdom of Sts. Abba Hour and his mother Theodora
  • Consecration of the Church of Suriel, the Archangel
  • Paoni 30June 24July 7
  • Nativity of St. John the Baptist