Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Karolinska Institutet

  • Saint Apollonia, patron saint of odontology

    Anna Lantz Stockholm, Sweden   Image of Saint Apollonia within the initial “V” of the prayer Virgo Apollonia. Parchment breviary, Flanders, c. 1400. Photo by Anna Lantz. Six miniatures from the back side, none of which depicts Saint Apollonia. Parchment breviary, Flanders, c. 1400. Photo by Anna Lantz. Saint Apollonia was from a Greek family…