Parmouti


Parmouti, also known as Pharmouthi and Barmudah, is the eighth month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lasts between April 9 and May 8 of the Gregorian calendar.
It was also the fourth month of the Season of the Emergence, when the Nile floods receded and the crops started to grow throughout the land.

Name

The Coptic name Paremoude derives from the Egyptian Renenutet.

Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Parmouti

CopticJulianGregorianCommemorations
Parmouti 1March 27April 9
Parmouti 2March 28April 10
  • Martyrdom of St. James the Apostle, brother of St. John the Apostle
  • Martyrdom of St. Christopher
  • Departure of Pope [John IX of Alexandria|St. John IX], the 81st Pope of Alexandria
    • Parmouti 3March 29April 11
  • Departure of St. John, Bishop of Jerusalem
  • Departure of Michael V of Alexandria|St. Michael V], the 71st Pope of Alexandria.
  • Martyrdom of St. Theodorus
    • Parmouti 4March 30April 12
  • Martyrdom of the Saints Victor, Decius, Eirene the Virgin, and those with them—men, women, and virgins.
    • Parmouti 5March 31April 13
  • Commemoration of Ezekiel, the Prophet, the son of Buzi
  • Martyrdom of St. Hepatius, Bishop of Gangra
    • Parmouti 6April 1April 14
  • Commemoration of the appearance of the Lord to St. Thomas the Apostle after His Resurrection.
  • Departure of St. Mary of Egypt
  • Departure of St. Abdel Messih El-Makari.
    • Parmouti 7April 2April 15
  • Departure of the Righteous Joachim, the Lord Christ’s grandfather.
  • Departure of St. Macrobius
  • Departure of Saints Agapius, Theodora, and Metruf
    • Parmouti 8April 3April 16
  • Martyrdom of the Holy Virgins: Saints Agape, Eirene, and Shiona
  • Martyrdom of the One Hundred and Fifty believers by the hand of the King of Persia
    • Parmouti 9April 4April 17
  • Departure of St. Zosimas.
  • Commemoration of the miracle performed by Pope [Shenouda I of Alexandria|St. Sinuthius ], the 55th Pope of Alexandria
    • Parmouti 10April 5April 18
  • Departure of St. Isaac, disciple of St. Apollo.
  • Departure of St. Gabriel II, the 70th Pope of Alexandria.
    • Parmouti 11April 6April 19
  • Departure of St. Theodora the nun
  • Departure of St. John, Bishop of Gaza
    • Parmouti 12April 7April 20
  • Commemoration of Michael, the Archangel.
  • Commemoration of St. Antonios, Bishop of Tamoui
  • Departure of St. Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem.
    • Parmouti 13April 8April 21
  • Martyrdom of St. Joshua and St. Joseph, disciples of St. Melius
  • Commemoration of St. Dionisa the Deaconess and St. Medius the Martyr
  • Departure of St. John VII, the 77th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Departure of Pope [John XVII of Alexandria|St. John XVII], the 105th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Martyrdom of St. Midius
    • Parmouti 14April 9April 22
  • Departure of St. Maximus, the 15th Pope of Alexandria.
    • Parmouti 15April 10April 23
  • Consecration of the first altar for Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra for the Jacobite Christians
  • Consecration of the church of St. Agabus the Apostle
  • Departure of St. Alexandra the Empress
  • Departure of St. Mark VI, the 101st Pope of Alexandria
    • Parmouti 16April 11April 24
  • Martyrdom of St. Antipas, Bishop of Pergamon
    • Parmouti 17April 12April 25
  • Martyrdom of St. James the Apostle, brother of St. John the Apostle
    • Parmouti 18April 13April 26
  • Martyrdom of St. Arsenius, slave of St. Sousnyous
    • Parmouti 19April 14April 27
  • Martyrdom of St. Simeon the Armenian, Bishop of Persia, and 150 with him
  • Martyrdom of St. Youhanna Abu Nagaah El-Kabeer
  • Martyrdom of the Vizier Abu Elaala Fahd ibn Ibrahim and his companions
  • Martyrdom of St. Daoud, the Monk
    • Parmouti 20April 15April 28
  • Martyrdom of St. Babnuda of Dandara
    • Parmouti 21April 16April 29
  • Commemoration of the Holy Virgin St. Mary, the Mother of God.
  • Departure of St. Hierotheos of Athens
    • Parmouti 22April 17April 30
  • Departure of St. Isaac of Hourin
  • Departure of St. Alexander I, the 19th Pope of Alexandria
  • Departure of Pope [Mark II of Alexandria|St. Mark II], the 49th Pope of Alexandria
  • Departure of St. Michael II, the 53rd Pope of Alexandria
    • Parmouti 23April 18May 1
  • Martyrdom of St. George, Prince of the Martyrs
    • Parmouti 24April 19May 2
  • Departure of St. Sinuthius , the 55th Pope of Alexandria
  • Martyrdom of St. Sina, the Soldier
    • Parmouti 25April 20May 3
  • Martyrdom of St. Sarah of Antioch and her two sons
  • Commemoration of Sts. Babnuda the Hermit, Theodore the Worshipper, and the One Hundred Martyrs
    • Parmouti 26April 21May 4
  • Martyrdom of St. Sousenyos
  • Departure of St. John VII, the 78th Pope of Alexandria
    • Parmouti 27April 22May 5
  • Martyrdom of St. Boctor, Son of Romanus
    • Parmouti 28April 23May 6
  • Martyrdom of St. Milius, the Ascetic
  • Departure of St. Helena, the Empress
    • Parmouti 29April 24May 7
  • Departure of St. Erastus, the Apostle
  • Departure of St. Acacius, Bishop of Jerusalem
    • Parmouti 30April 25May 8
  • Martyrdom of St. Mark, the Apostle & Evangelist of the Land of Egypt