Paremhat (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙϩⲁⲧ), also known as Phamenoth (Ancient Greek: Φαμενώθ, Phamenṓth) and Baramhat[1] (Arabic: برمهات), is the seventh month of the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars. It lies between March 10 and April 8 of the Gregorian calendar. Paremhat is also the third month of the Season of the Emergence, when the Nile floods recede and the crops start to grow throughout the land of Egypt.

Name

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The Coptic name Paremhat comes from the ancient Egyptian name "Month of Amenhotep I" (Ancient Egyptian: pꜣ n jmn-htp.w), who was deified at the end of his reign c. 1500 BC.[citation needed] The month had formerly been known as Rekeh-Nedjes.

Coptic Synaxarium of the month of Paremhat

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Coptic Julian Gregorian Commemorations
Paremhat

1

February

25

March

10

2 26 11
  • Martyrdom of St. Macrobius (Makrawy), Bishop of Nikiû
3 27 12
4 28 13
  • Assembly of the Holy Council on the island of Bani Omar
  • Martyrdom of St. Haboulyous (Hanulius), the Prince of Perga
5 March

1

14
  • Departure of St. Serapamon, Archpriest of the Monastery of St. John the Dwarf
  • Martyrdom of Eudokia of Heliopolis.
  • Martyrdom of St. Peter, the priest.
6 2 15
  • Martyrdom of St. Dioscorus
  • Departure of St. Theodotus, Bishop of Corinth
7 3 16
  • Martyrdom of Sts. Philemon & St. Apollonius
  • Martyrdom of St. Mary, the Israelite
8 4 17
9 5 18
  • Departure of St. Konan the Syrian
  • Martyrdom of Sts. Abrianus, Amrata his wife, Eusebius, Armanius, and the Forty Martyrs.
10 6 19
  • Commemoration of the Appearance of the Glorious Cross
11 7 20
  • Martyrdom of St. Basilaos, the Bishop
12 8 21
13 9 22
14 10 23
  • Departure of St. Cyril III, the 75th Pope of Alexandria.
  • Martyrdom of St. Sinouti el-Bahnasa
  • Martyrdom of the Sts. Eugenius, Agathodorus and Elpidius
15 11 24
  • Departure of St. Sarah the nun
  • Martyrdom of St. Helias of Hnes
16 12 25
17 13 26
  • Departure of Lazarus of Bethany, the beloved of the Lord.
  • Commemoration of the St. George the Ascetic, St. Belasius the Martyr, & St. Joseph the Bishop
  • Departure of St. Basilius, Bishop of Jerusalem
  • Martyrdom of Sidhom Bishay in Damietta.
18 14 27
  • Martyrdom of St. Isidore, friend of St. Sina the Soldier
19 15 28
  • Martyrdom of Aristobulus of Britannia.
  • Martyrdom of the Sts. Alexander, Agabius, Alexander, Timolaos, Dionysius, Romulus, and Blesius (Valesius)
20 16 29
21 17 30
  • Commemoration of the Mary, mother of Jesus, the Mother of God (Theotokos).
  • Commemoration of the visit of Jesus to Bethany.
  • Consultation of the Chief Priests to put the righteous Lazarus to death
22 18 31
23 19 April

1

  • Departure of Daniel, the Prophet.
24 20 2
25 21 3
26 22 4
27 23 5
  • Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
  • Departure of Macarius of Egypt.
  • Martyrdom of St. Domicos
28 24 6
29 25 7
  • Commemoration of the Life giving Annunciation
  • Resurrection of Our Lord Christ from the dead
30 26 8

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Citations

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  1. ^ Gabra, Gawdat (2008), "Coptic Calendar", The A to Z of the Coptic Church, A to Z Guide Series, No. 107, Plymouth: The Scarecrow Press, pp. 70–1, ISBN 9780810870574.

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