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St. Helena. The mother of Constantine the Great, born about the middle of the third century, possibly in Drepanum (later known as Helenopolis) on the Nicomedian Gulf; died about 330. She was of humble parentage; St. Ambrose, in his "Oratio de obitu Theodosii", referred to her as a stabularia, or inn-keeper. Nevertheless, she became the lawful ...
May 18, 2024 · Constantine was born probably in the later 280s ce. A typical product of the military governing class of the later 3rd century, he was the son of Flavius Valerius Constantius, an army officer, and his wife (or concubine) Helena. In 293 ce his father was raised to the rank of Caesar, or deputy emperor (as Constantius I Chlorus ), and was sent to ...
Helena, Saint, the mother of Constantine the Great, b. about the middle of the third century, possibly in Drepanum (later known as Helenopolis) on the Nicomedian Gulf; d. about 330. She was of humble parentage, St. Ambrose, in his “Oratio de orbit Theodosii”, referring to her as a stabularia, inn-keeper.
Aug 18, 2023 · St. Helena of Constantinople (248 – 338) is most famous as the mother of Emperor Constantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome. Historians know little about her early life, but she is thought to have come from a humble background. As a young woman, she married Constantius Chlorus, a Roman military tribune and governor.
Nov 17, 2022 · Helena, the mother of the first Christian emperor Constantine, is best known for the last two years of her life, when she traveled around the Eastern Mediterranean, and for something that, in all likelihood, she did not do: the discovery of the True Cross relic. Using a vast range of sources, from textual and epigraphical to visual, and an ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Saint Helena (Latin: Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta) also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (ca. 246/50 – 18 August 330) was the consort of Emperor Constantius, and the mother of Emperor Constantine I. She is traditionally credited with finding the relics of the True Cross. Helena's birthplace is not known with ...
One of the most important accomplishments of Emperor Constantine was to have had a mother named Helena. Helena definitely became a Christian. She was so turned on by the faith that she traveled to Judea to make a pilgrimage to all the sites where the stories of Jesus took place. Until that time, no one had really concentrated on the sites in ...
