ID: 901000053 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000053	Record Type: Religion/Mythology/Legend

	Apollonia, Saint (Christian character)

Note: Christian virgin martyr; in her legend, she died in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution by Decius (248/249 BCE). As part of her torture her teeth were pulled; she is the patron saint of dentristry.

Display Date: before 248 BCE

Names:

	Apollonia, Saint (Christian character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Saint Apollonia (Christian character) (English,A,N)
	Apollonia of Alexandria (Christian character) (English,U,N)
	Sant'Apollonia (Christian character) (Italian-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Christian characters> (P)
		............Apollonia, Saint (Christian character) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... saint
	.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... martyr
	.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... virgin
	.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	affiliated/associated with .... dentistry
	.....(health sciences, science (modern discipline), science and related disciplines, disciplines (concept), Disciplines (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	affiliated/associated with .... teeth (animal components)
	.....(animal components, biological components, components by specific context, components (objects parts), Components (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Christianity
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Alexandria
	.....(Al-Iskandarīyah governorate, Egypt, Africa) (TGN)

Sources:

	Apollonia, Saint (Christian character)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Frick Collection [online] (1998-)
	Saint Apollonia (Christian character)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Apollonia of Alexandria (Christian character)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)
	Sant'Apollonia (Christian character)
	................ICCD database (1988-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ Frick Collection [online] (1998-) http://www.frick.org/exhibitions/piero/featured_works/apollonia
	................ Harvard Art Museums [online] (2000-) http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/239753
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11HH(APOLLONIA) the virgin martyr Apollonia of Alexandria