Sankta Apollonia (Saint Apollonia) colour plates
Date
1963
Description
Seven stapled brochures for Dentists, produced in Norway, containing art works depicting Saint Apollonia, text is in Norwegian.
St. Apollonia is the Patron Saint of Dentistry, and her feast day is 9 February. Apollonia was born in Egypt in the 3rd Century, and died in 249 AD. She was an elderly deaconess, living in Alexandria in a refuge for Christians during the reign of Emperor Philip, a time of Christian persecution. During a riot by pagan mobs Apollonia had all her teeth knocked out after being hit in the face. After she was threatened with fire unless she renounced her faith, Apollonia said a prayer and jumped into the flames voluntarily. This was defended as an act of heroic faith and martyrdom. Ancient art depicts her with a golden tooth at the end of her necklace, or with pincers holding a tooth. Parts of her jaw and many of her teeth are presently housed in churches across Europe.
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