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title: "St. Apollonia: Feast Day February 9 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollonia/
description: "St. Apollonia, Virgin and Martyr, patron of dentists and those with toothache. Remembered on February 9, died c. 249. Read their life in Bless."
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Virgin and Martyr · Remembered on February 9

# St. Apollonia

St. Apollonia is remembered on February 9 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Traditionally invoked as patron of dentists and those with toothache.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [February 9](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/#9) |
| Title | Virgin and Martyr |
| Died | c. 249 |
| Patron of | [dentists](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#dentists), [those with toothache](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#those-with-toothache) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, February 9, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollonia/#calendar) |

## Life

An aged deaconess of Alexandria seized in an anti-Christian riot; the mob broke her teeth and threatened fire unless she blasphemed. She walked into the flames herself rather than deny Christ — an act the Church, after debate, honored as martyrdom, not despair.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Apollonia as patron of dentists and those with toothache.

[Dentists](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#dentists) [Those with toothache](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#those-with-toothache)

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Apollonia. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Tuesday, February 9, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/02/09/) | Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Genesis 1:20—2:4a · Psalm 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 · Psalm 119:36, 29b · Mark 7:1-13 |
| [Wednesday, February 9, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/09/) | Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Kings 10:1-10 · Psalm 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40 · See John 17:17b, 17a · Mark 7:14-23 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[February 8 St. Josephine Bakhita](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-josephine-bakhita/) [February 10 St. Scholastica](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-scholastica/)

[All the saints of February](https://blessbible.app/saints/february/) [Born on February 9?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#02-09) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Apollonia

Remembered on February 9

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollonia/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollonia/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollonia/#calendar)

In the app

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