-RELOCATION OF THE RELICS OF ST.MERCURIUS TO CAIRO

June 16, 2022 - Paona 9, 1738 Relocation of the Relics of St.Mercurius to Cairo Today also, we celebrate the commemoration of the relocation of the relics of St. Marcurius Abu-Saifain to his church in Cairo. That was during the papacy of Pope Yoannis (94th Pope of Alexandria). May his prayers be with us and […]

-MARTYRDOM OF ST.DABAMON

June 17, 2022 - Paona 10, 1738 Martyrdom of St.Dabamon On this day, St. Dabamon, was martyred. A man named Warshenoufa (Ouarshenoufa) was called upon to be a bishop, but he fled to kahmoun (Tahmoun), diocese of Bana. There, he found a lodging with two brothers called Dabamon (Eudaeman) and Bastamon (Episteman). That night, the […]

-COMMEMORATION OF THE CLOSING OF THE PAGAN TEMPLES AND OPENING OF THE CHURCHES

June 17, 2022 - Paona 10, 1738 Commemoration of the Closing of the Pagan Temples and Opening of the Churches On this day also, of the year 312 A.D., the righteous Emperor Constantine the great, issued his Edict to close all the pagan temples, and open all the churches throughout the whole Roman Empire. The […]

-DEPARTURE OF ST.YOANNIS THE 16TH, THE 103RD POPE OF ALEXANDRIA

June 17, 2022 - Paona 10, 1738 Departure of St.Yoannis the 16th, the 103rd Pope of Alexandria Today also, of the year 1434 A.M. (June 15, 1718 A.D.), Pope Yoannis the Sixteenth, the 103rd Patriarch of Alexandria, departed. This Pope was known by the name Yoannis El-Tokhi. His parents were Christians from Tokh El-Nasara, the […]

-ENTHRONEMENT OF POPE DEMITRIUS THE SECOND, THE 111TH PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA

June 17, 2022 - Paona 10, 1738 Enthronement of Pope Demitrius the Second, the 111th Patriarch of Alexandria On this day also, of the year 1578 A.M. (15th of June, 1862 A.D.), is the commemoration of the enthronement of Pope Demitrius the second, the 111th Patriarch. This father was born in the village of Galda, […]