• -DEPARTURE OF POPE YOANNIS THE EIGHTH, THE 80TH PATRIARCH

    June 11, 2022 - Paona 4, 1738 Departure of Pope Yoannis the Eighth, the 80th Patriarch On this day also, of the year 1036 A.M. (May 29th, 1320 A.D.) Pope Yoannis the Eighth (80th Patriarch), departed. He was from Meniat Bani-Khosaim, and was known as El Mo'ataman Ebn El-Kedees, and his name was Yohanna Ben-Ebsal. […]

  • -DEPARTURE OF ST.JAMES OF THE EAST

    June 12, 2022 - Paona 5, 1738 Departure of St.James of the East On this day, St. James of the East (Oriental), the confessor, departed. He lived and worshipped in one of the monasteries of the East. He was a contemporary of Emperor Constantine the Great, Julian the Infidel, and Jovianus the Believer. When the […]

  • -MARTYRDOM OF SAINTS ANBA BSHAY (EBSHOY) AND ANBA BOTROS (PETER)

    June 12, 2022 - Paona 5, 1738 Martyrdom of Saints Anba Bshay (Ebshoy) and Anba Botros (Peter) On this day also, the two great Sts. Anba Bshay (Ebsoy) and Anba Botros (Peter) were martyred. Their relics are located in Sedfah, the governorate of Asyut. May their prayers be with us. Amen