RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Apollonia

110 - 249

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Saint Apollonia (Greek: Ἁγία Ἀπολλωνία; Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛⲓⲁ, pronounced [tiˈaɡiə ʔa.pɔlˈlo.ni.jə]) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Apollonia is the 485th most popular religious figure (down from 441st in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 77th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Saint Apollonia is most famous for being the patron saint of toothaches and dental surgery.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Apollonia ranks 485 out of 3,187. Before her are Januarius, Gregory Palamas, Amenhotep I, Pope Agapetus II, Yasuke, and Luis Antonio Tagle. After her are Gad, Saint Florian, Pope John IV, Pope Agapetus I, Saint Spyridon, and Maximus the Confessor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 110, Saint Apollonia ranks 2. Before her is Pausanias. After her are Longus, Justin, Marcus Minucius Felix, Babrius, Hegesippus, and Cleomedes. Among people deceased in 249, Saint Apollonia ranks 3. Before her are Philip the Arab, and Philip II. After her are Wang Bi, and Jotapianus.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Saint Apollonia ranks 76 out of 642. Before her are Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951), Mary of Egypt (344), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (-182), Arsinoe III of Egypt (-246), Appian (95), and Sayyid Qutb (1906). After her are Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Cleopatra IV of Egypt (-138), Fuad I of Egypt (1868), Berenice III of Egypt (-120), Mohamed ElBaradei (1942), and Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Saint Apollonia ranks 14. Before her are Seti I (-1323), Pachomius the Great (292), Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (250), Saint Sarah (100), Tiye (-1398), and Mary of Egypt (344). After her are Moses the Black (332), Saint Menas (285), Paul of Thebes (227), Meritaten (-1400), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), and Saint Maurice (250).

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