Russian Store - Reliquary theca with relic of St. Apollonia, Martyr of Alexandria, Patroness of Dentistry

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Алексей, Самара

Огромное спасибо за оперативную пересылку купленной нами иконы. С таможней проблем вообще никаких не было, бандероль принесли домой!

Dushan, Alberta, Canada

The Old Believer icon of Our Lady of the Unburnt Thornbush is exquisite. It arrived this morning and is now hanging in my icon corner, alongside the other beautiful antique icons that I have acquired from the Russian Store.

Fr. Norbert

Thank you so much for the beautiful relic which arrived in excellent condition and great time (a couple of days ago). It is amazing and worth every penny! May God reward you for your "rescuing" of the relics of His saints and holy ones. Love and prayers,

Dushan, Canada

The icon of Christ Pantocrator in the silver revetment cover arrived safely this afternoon. Thank you as always for your careful packaging and shipping of this fine antique.

Robert, CA

The relics arrived last Friday- thank you! I am pleased with the careful packaging and the careful documentation of these relics!

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Reliquary theca with relic of St. Apollonia, Martyr of Alexandria, Patroness of Dentistry

Oval glass-fronted silver pendant reliquary theca housing the first-class ex ossibus (of the bone) relic of Saint Apollonia of Alexandria. A sizable relic is affixed to a gilt-paper starburst on a ground of salmon-colored silk, surrounded by silver wire ornamentation and identified in Latin on a fancy manuscript cedula label as Ex Oss. S. Apolloniae V. & M. (of the bone of St. Apollonia, Virgin and Martyr). On the back, the theca is secured with a seal of red Spanish wax bearing an imprint of a coat of arms of Fr. Francesco Maria Ginori (†1775), Bishop of Fiesole, Italy (1736–1775).

Saint Apollonia of Alexandria (†249) 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. She is venerated in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Oriental Orthodoxy, and her feast day is celebrated on February 9.