meshir

He is commemorated on the 5th day of Meshir in the Coptic Synaxarium.

His feast is celebrated on 15 Meshir in the Coptic Orthodox Church.

The name of the month of Meshir comes from Mechir, the Ancient Egyptian God genius of wind.

The month of Meshir is also the second month of the Season of 'Proyet' (Growth and Emergence) in ancient Egypt, where the Nile floods recede and the crops start to grow throughout the land of Egypt.

His feast day is celebrated on January 15 in the West, on January 5 or January 15 in the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and on 2 Meshir (February 9) in the Oriental Orthodox Churches.