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Saint Apollonia
Anonymous18th century
Museo de Arte de Ponce
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Popularly known as the patron saint of dentists and tooth-related diseases, this female figure is thought to be the martyr Saint Apollonia. Persecuted for her Christian faith, the saint is said to have been tortured by the removal or the shattering of all her teeth. Images of Saint Apollonia typically show her with a tooth necklace or holding a bloody tooth with a set of pliers, as seen in the Ponce sculpture.
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Details
- Title: Saint Apollonia
- Creator: Anonymous
- Date Created: 18th century
- Location Created: Spain
- Physical Dimensions: 70 7/8 × 42 1/2 × 19 in. (180 × 107.9 × 48.3 cm)
- Type: sculpture
- Rights: Museo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc. Gift of Asociación de Dentistas de Puerto Rico
- Medium: polychromed wood
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