Paremhat 17
Paremhat 16 – Coptic calendar – Paremhat 18
The seventeenth day of the Coptic month of Paremhat, the seventh month of the Coptic year. In common years, this day corresponds to March 13, of the Julian calendar, and March 26, of the Gregorian calendar. This day falls in the Coptic season of Shemu, the season of the Harvest.
Commemorations
Martyrs
- The martyrdom of Saint Sidhom Bishay
- The martyrdom of Saint Belasius
Saints
- The departure of Saint Basil the great, Bishop of Jerusalem
- The departure of Saint Joseph the Bishop
- The departure of Saint George the Ascetic
Other commemorations
- The commemoration of the first departure of Saint Lazarus, the Beloved of Christ