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Image of Saint Apollonia, polycromed and gilded wood, 18th century.
Luís Bravo2019
Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Porto
Porto, Portugal
A virgin martyr of Alexandria, Saint Apollonia (Portuguese: Santa Apolónia) was tortured and had the entirety of her teeth violently pulled off, a detail that explains her main attribute – tongs holding a tooth between them. For this reason, she is regarded as the patroness of dentists and is evoked against all manner of maladies concerning teeth.
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- Title: Image of Saint Apollonia, polycromed and gilded wood, 18th century.
- Creator: Luís Bravo
- Date Created: 2019
- Location: Storage, Porto's Cathedral, Portugal.
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