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Monday, February 09, 2009

Feast of St. Apollonia, February 9

 


The account of St. Apollonia's life was written by St. Dionysius, one of her contemporaries. When she refused to renounce her faith, they knocked out her teeth; when they threatened to throw her into a fire she jumped in voluntarily.

St. Apollonia is the patron saint of those who suffer dental diseases - so next time you have a toothache....

Notice the fire in the background of the picture above, and that she is holding a tooth in a set of tongs.

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