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Flavia Julia Helena (/ ˈ h ɛ l ə n ə /; Greek: Ἑλένη, Helénē; c. AD 246/248–330), also known as Helena of Constantinople and in Christianity as Saint Helena, was an Augusta of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great.
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Apr 21, 2022 · Saint Helena of Constantinople (248/250-328 CE), mother of Roman emperor Constantine I (r. 306-337 CE) is most famous for her pilgrimage to Jerusalem where tradition claims found Christ's true cross and built the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher.
- The theory is widely accepted that Helena was a Christian from birth, and when she went to live with her son, Constantine I, at court, she influenc...
- After the execution of Crispus and Fausta (Constantine's son and wife), Helena decided to on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to distribute alms and build...
Apr 2, 2014 · St. Helena, the mother of Constantine I, is believed to have discovered the cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified.
Helena was married to the Roman emperor Constantius I Chlorus, who renounced her for political reasons. When her son Constantine I the Great became emperor at York in 306, he made her empress dowager, and under his influence she later became a Christian.
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Learn about Helena, the mother of Roman Emperor Constantine I, who was a saint and a discoverer of Christian relics. Find out her origin, marriage, role in the civil war, and death.
Helena, later known as Flavia Julia Helena Augusta, mother of Constantine the Great, was credited after her death with having discovered the fragments of the Cross and the tomb in which Jesus was buried at Golgotha.
Roman empress and mother of Constantine the Great who made a famous pilgrimage through the Holy Land in search of relics and the sites associated with the life of Jesus, thereby helping to set a trend in religious piety which would help to define the Middle Ages. Pronunciation: HEL-in-a.
