A year with the Fathers
52 weeks, one Father a week, beginning at Nayrouz (1 Tout), the Coptic New Year. It opens with St. Ignatius, who knew the Apostles, and closes on the medieval Copts who kept all of it in Arabic.
Week 1 is the week of Nayrouz, 1 Tout. This page does not mark which week it is now, because the Coptic date is not something this site can work out on its own — count forward from Nayrouz, or start at week 1 whenever you begin.
How the year is divided
- The Apostolic Fathers
- 1 week
- Ante-Nicene
- 16 weeks
- Nicene
- 13 weeks
- Post-Nicene
- 11 weeks
- The age of the councils
- 7 weeks
- Medieval Coptic
- 4 weeks
- Week 1St. Ignatius of Antiochsaint Apostolic Fathers
- Week 2St. Clement of Romesaint Apostolic Fathers
- Week 3St. Justin the Martyrsaint Apologists
- Week 4St. Polycarpsaint Apostolic Fathers
- Week 5St. Irenaeussaint Anti-Heretical Writers
- Week 6Origenwriter School of Alexandria
- Week 7St. Alexander of Alexandriasaint School of Alexandria
- Week 8St. Athanasius the Apostolicsaint School of Alexandria
- Week 9St. Dionysius of Alexandriasaint School of Alexandria
- Week 10St. Peter the Seal of Martyrssaint School of Alexandria
- Week 11St. Ephraem the Syriansaint Antioch & Syria
- Week 12St. Gregory Thaumaturgus of Neocaesareasaint Cappadocian Fathers
- Week 13St. Cyprian of Carthagesaint Western Fathers
- Week 14St. Amounsaint Egyptian Monastics
- Week 15St. Anthonysaint Egyptian Monastics
- Week 16St. Macarius the Alexandriansaint Egyptian Monastics
- Week 17St. Pachomiussaint Egyptian Monastics
- Week 18Didymus the Blindwriter School of Alexandria
- Week 19St. John Chrysostomsaint School of Antioch
- Week 20St. Philoxenus of Mabbugsaint Antioch & Syria
- Week 21St. Basil the Greatsaint Cappadocian Fathers
- Week 22St. Gregory of Nazianzussaint Cappadocian Fathers
- Week 23St. Gregory of Nyssasaint Cappadocian Fathers
- Week 24St. Ambrose of Milansaint Western Fathers
- Week 25St. Augustine of Hipposaint Western Fathers
- Week 26St. Hilary of Poitierssaint Western Fathers
- Week 27St. Jeromesaint Western Fathers
- Week 28Palladiuswriter Egyptian Monastics
- Week 29St. Macarius the Greatsaint Egyptian Monastics
- Week 30St. Theodoresaint Egyptian Monastics
- Week 31St. Dioscorussaint School of Alexandria
- Week 32St. Theophilus of Alexandriasaint School of Alexandria
- Week 33St. Mark the Reclusesaint School of Antioch
- Week 34St. Rabbula of Edessasaint Antioch & Syria
- Week 35St. Simeon the Stylitesaint Antioch & Syria
- Week 36St. Epiphanius of Salamissaint Eastern Fathers
- Week 37Abbess St. Sarahsaint Egyptian Monastics
- Week 38Evagrius of Pontuswriter Egyptian Monastics
- Week 39St. Isidore of Pelusiumsaint Egyptian Monastics
- Week 40St. Paphnutiussaint Egyptian Monastics
- Week 41St. Shenoutesaint Egyptian Monastics
- Week 42St. Cyril of Alexandriasaint School of Alexandria
- Week 43St. Timothy Aelurussaint School of Alexandria
- Week 44St. Jacob Baradaeussaint Antioch & Syria
- Week 45St. Jacob of Sarugsaint Antioch & Syria
- Week 46St. Joannes Sabasaint Antioch & Syria
- Week 47St. Severus of Antiochsaint Antioch & Syria
- Week 48St. Simeon of Beth-Arshamsaint Antioch & Syria
- Week 49Anba Bulus Al-Bushisaint Medieval Coptic
- Week 50Anba Yusab Al-Abahhsaint Medieval Coptic
- Week 51St. Boutrus (Peter) Al-Sedmantisaint Medieval Coptic
- Week 52St. Sawirus (Severus) ibn Al-Moqafaasaint Medieval Coptic