weathered old stone relief featuring saint apollonia flanked modern dentist and early downtown tulsa oklahoma

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Weathered old stone relief featuring Saint Apollonia flanked by a modern dentist and an early dentist in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Pictured is a weathered old stone relief featuring Saint Apollonia flanked by a modern dentist and a country dentist in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. Saint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians. 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. The sculptor is unknown.