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saint apollonia got burned to death and got her teeth ripped out

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Q: How did Saint Apollonia become a saint?
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When is Saint Apollonia's feast day?

The feast day of Saint Apollonia of Alexandria is on February 9.


Who canonized Saint Apollonia?

Apollonia of Alexandria was not canonized. She was declared a saint before the official canonization process was instituted. She would have been proclaimed a saint by popular acclamation based on her life and merits, probably to a local bishop.


Who is the patron saint of dentists?

The patron saint of dentists in St. Apollonia. She also is saint of toothaches and other tooth related problems.


Who is the patron saint of land surveyors?

Saint Apollonia is traditionally considered the patron saint of land surveyors. She is also the patron saint of dentists and those suffering from toothaches.


Was Saint Apollonia a great dentist?

No, she was not a dentist. She had her teeth broken out as a part of torture before she was burned to death.


Why did Saint Luck become a saint?

There is no saint named Luck.


When was Saint Apollonian declared a saint?

There is no Saint Apollonian. However, there is a Saint Apollonia of Alexandria. She was a consecrated virgin and deaconess. During an anti-Christian uprising in Alexandria, Egypt, that was caused by a pagan prophecy, the mob seized Apollonia as a leader among the local Christians. After her teeth were broken with pincers, she was given the choice of renouncing Christ or being burned alive; she leaped onto the fire herself, about the year 249. She would have been proclaimed a saint by popular acclamation and the approval of a bishop. There was no official canonization process at the time she was martyred.


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There is no Saint Thomas of Assisi.


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Did Katherine Swynford become a saint?

No, she is not a saint.


How did Saint Petersburg become a saint?

St. Petersburg is the name of a city and not a saint.


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