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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Apollonia

110 - 249

Saint Apollonia

Saint Apollonia (Greek: 'Αγία Απολλωνία, Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛⲓⲁ) was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to church tradition, her torture included having all of her teeth violently pulled out or shattered. For this reason, she is popularly regarded as the patroness of dentistry and those suffering from toothache or other dental problems. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Apollonia has received more than 415,680 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Saint Apollonia is the 368th most popular religious figure (up from 382nd in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 71st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Saint Apollonia is most famous for being the patron saint of toothaches and dental surgery.

Memorability Metrics

420k
Page Views (PV)
69.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
10.13
Effective Languages (L*)
1.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Apollonia ranks 368 out of 2,238. Before her are Pope Honorius I, Pope Symmachus, Hosea, Saint Monica, Muhammad al-Mahdi, and Pope Vitalian. After her are Pope Zosimus, Mahavira, Saint Nino, Meritaten, Maya, and Pope Hormisdas.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Pope Honorius I
585 - 638
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 362
Pope Symmachus
460 - 514
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 363
Hosea
784 BC - Present
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 364
Saint Monica
332 - 387
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 365
Muhammad al-Mahdi
869 - 941
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 366
Pope Vitalian
600 - 672
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 367
Saint Apollonia
110 - 249
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 368
Pope Zosimus
400 - 418
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 369
Mahavira
599 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 370
Saint Nino
296 - 335
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 371
Meritaten
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 372
Maya
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 373
Pope Hormisdas
450 - 523
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 374

Contemporaries

Among people born in 110, Saint Apollonia ranks 2. Before her is Pausanias. After her are Longus, Justin, Marcus Minucius Felix, Babrius, Hegesippus, and Cleomedes. Among people deceased in 249, Saint Apollonia ranks 2. Before her is Philip the Arab. After her are Philip II, Wang Bi, and Jotapianus.