St. Apollonia's Tooth Silver Finish Tie Bar

We at Saints_Aplenty have named this tie bar after St. Apollonia of Alexandria. Historical sources describe St. Apollonia as a deaconess and “an admirable virgin of advanced age." During one of the anti-Christian Alexandrine riots that racked the city in the 2nd century, St. Apollonia had her teeth pulled or knocked out by the mob dragging her to a pyre to be burned alive. Rather than deny Christ, she rushed into the flames of her own accord. + St. Apollonia is invoked against toothache and is patron of dentistry. + Feast: February 9 + Image credit (Tooth): Line art tooth by frankes from the Open Clipart collection at https://openclipart.org/.