RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Apollonia

110 - 249

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Saint Apollonia (Greek: 'Αγία Απολλωνία, Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛⲓⲁ, pronounced [tiˈaɡiə ʔa.pɔlˈlo.ni.jə]) 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 453,732 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Saint Apollonia is the 441st most popular religious figure (down from 363rd in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 62nd 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

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Apollonia ranks 441 out of 3,187. Before her are Abdullah ibn Masud, Pope Valentine, Sumayyah bint Khabbat, Pachomius the Great, Charbel Makhlouf, and Nehemiah. After her are Pope Boniface III, Beatrice Portinari, Pope Vitalian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Báb, and Pope Conon.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Saint Apollonia ranks 77 out of 642. Before her are Mohamed Morsi (1951), Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929), Fuad I of Egypt (1868), Amenhotep II (-1401), Pachomius the Great (292), and Eli Cohen (1924). After her are Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Al-Kamil (1177), Saint Maurice (250), Lactantius (250), and Constantine P. Cavafy (1863).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Saint Apollonia ranks 11. Before her are Catherine of Alexandria (287), Hagar (-1800), Moses in Islam (-1392), Seti I (-1323), Tiye (-1398), and Pachomius the Great (292). After her are Saint Maurice (250), Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), Paul of Thebes (227), Saint Sarah (100), and Saint Menas (285).

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