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  1. Apr 23, 2024 · Constantine made his mother, Helena (Constantiuss wife or concubine), empress when his army proclaimed him emperor in 306 CE. Constantine himself had two wives: Minerva (or Minervina), who bore Constantine his firstborn child, Crispus ; and Fausta, the daughter of the previous Western emperor who bore him three sons.

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  2. 1 day ago · Constantine's mother was Helena, a Greek woman of low social standing from Helenopolis of Bithynia. It is uncertain whether she was legally married to Constantius or merely his concubine. His main language was Latin, and during his public speeches he needed Greek translators.

    • 25 July 306 – 22 May 337
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  3. 3 days ago · The mother of Constantine the Great, St. Helena, is believed to have restored many sites in the Holy Land, where she discovered the cross on which Christ died and other relics from his Passion, some of which she brought back with her to Rome. These relics can still be venerated today, in Rome’s Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem.

  4. 5 days ago · Helena later married a young Roman official, Constantius Chlorus, who took her as wife despite their difference in social status. In around the year 270 she gave birth to their first son, Constantine.

  5. 6 days ago · The Roman Emperor Constantines mother, Saint Helena, a convert to Christianity, went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land to locate where the important events in the life of Jesus Christ occurred, and to preserve the relics of the Christian faith that remained there.

  6. 4 days ago · Between 326 and 328, St. Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, traveled to the Holy Land to search for sites and relics associated with the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. The cross, the nails, the tunic of Christ, and a rope used to tie him to the cross were recovered.

  7. Apr 24, 2024 · ST. HELENA'S DISCOVERY IN JERUSALEM. The Roman Emperor Constantine's mother, St. Helena, a convert to Christianity, went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land to locate where the important events in the life of Jesus Christ occurred, and to preserve the relics of the Christian faith that remained there.

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