Saint Apollonia, by Francisco de Zurbarán Louvre Museum, from the Convent of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives Discalced of Saint Joseph (Seville).
Saint Apollonia (Greek: 'Αγία Απολλωνία, Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛⲓⲁ) was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to church tradition, her torture included having all of her teeth violently pulled out or shattered. For this reason, she is popularly regarded as the patroness of dentistry and those suffering from toothache or other dental problems. French court painter Jehan Fouquet painted the scene of St. Apollonia's torture in The Martyrdom of St. Apollonia.[1]
^Olmert, Michael (1996). Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella: Curiouser & Curiouser Adventures in History, p.66. Simon & Schuster, New York. ISBN 0-684-80164-7.
SaintApollonia (Greek: 'Αγία Απολλωνία, Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛⲓⲁ) was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising...
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never been seriously questioned, and one of four works – the others being Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, Adoration of the Magi and The Last Supper – whose...
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the Baptistery of Saint-Louis, an engraved brass basin from the 13th or 14th century Mamluk period; and the 10th century Shroud of Saint-Josse from Iran...
Beggar Ribera: The Clubfoot Zurbarán: Displaying the Body of Saint Bonaventure; SaintApollonia English Bonington: Francis I, Charles V and the Duchess of...
soon renamed to Apollonia (Ἀπολλωνία). At various times, Apollonia was known as Apollonia Pontica (Ἀπολλωνία ἡ Ποντική, that is, "Apollonia on the Black...
SaintApollonia suffering the torture of having all her teeth pulled. The title says, in Latin and in German, "God will restore a tooth for a tooth"....
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Beggar Ribera: The Clubfoot Zurbarán: Displaying the Body of Saint Bonaventure; SaintApollonia English Bonington: Francis I, Charles V and the Duchess of...
painting The Hallucinogenic Toreador, on her. In contemporary art, Niki de Saint-Phalle has used a reproduction of the Venus in a performance, Yves Klein...
(Fatina) is also often replaced by a small mouse (topino), or by SaintApollonia, patron saint of tooth complaints. In France and in French-speaking Belgium...
proceedings of the staging of a dramatization of the Martyrdom of SaintApollonia. According to Fouquet, the director's tasks included overseeing the...
Beggar Ribera: The Clubfoot Zurbarán: Displaying the Body of Saint Bonaventure; SaintApollonia English Bonington: Francis I, Charles V and the Duchess of...
Musée du Louvre. At Venice, on 6 June 1562, the Black Monks of the Order of Saint Benedict (OSB) commissioned Paolo Veronese to realise a monumental painting...
this way ... small worms are expelled." In Christianity, SaintApollonia is the patron saint of toothache and other dental problems. She was an early...
Beggar Ribera: The Clubfoot Zurbarán: Displaying the Body of Saint Bonaventure; SaintApollonia English Bonington: Francis I, Charles V and the Duchess of...
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