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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.
St. Helena was a popular saint in medieval Europe, with many legends told about her life. She was considered a model for a good Christian woman ruler. Cite this Article. Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine I, was credited with finding many holy relics of Christianity including the True Cross.
Apr 2, 2014 · St. Helena. St. Helena, the mother of Constantine I, is believed to have discovered the cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified. Updated: Aug 31, 2020. (248-328)
St. Helena, Discoverer of the True Cross (250-330) by A.R. Birley 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.
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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.
Saint Helena (Latin: Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta ), also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (c. 250 – c. 330 C.E. ), was the consort of Emperor Constantius Chlorus, and the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great, with whom she had a close relationship.
Augusta, mother of the Emperor, humble protector of the poor. Constantius Chorus became Augustus (senior emperor) in 305, and Constantine followed him to Britain, where he took part in the campaign against the Picts. When his father died unexpectedly at York, Constantine was acclaimed as emperor by his army.
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