Thout 1

Nesi 6 – Coptic calendar – Thout 2

The first day of the Coptic month of Thout, the first month of the Coptic year. On a common year, this day corresponds to August 29, of the Julian calendar, and September 11, of the Gregorian calendar. This day falls in the Coptic season of Akhet, the season of inundation.

Feasts

 * Feast of El Nayrouz (Coptic New Year)

Saints

 * The martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle
 * The departure of Pope Milius, the third Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark
 * The departure of Pope Mark V, the ninety-eighth Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark

Other commemorations

 * The Healing of the Righteous Job