10/13/2026
Have you met St. Apollonia? Apollonia, born circa 200 AD, is reputed to have been of Greek descent and the virgin daughter of a heathen magistrate of Alexandria, Egypt. Held in high esteem and admired by local Christians for her “chastity, religious devotion, and charitable deeds,” she was martyred in the year 249 AD. The details of her torture and suffering were remembered vividly and recounted by those who witnessed the horrific event. Some fifty years later, in 300 AD, prior to Christianity becoming the Roman Empire’s official religion, she was canonized as St Apollonia. Subsequently, she became the patron saint of toothache sufferers and of the dental profession. Now you know!
