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The phrase translated "a wife that is a sister" in the quote from Clement (αδελφην γυναικα) is nearly universally accepted to mean "a wife who is Christian" or "a believing wife", hence the English translations of 1 Corinthians. The Greek of Clement is identical to that of Paul.
The bishop and historian Eusebius of Caesarea states that Helena was about 80 on her return from Palestine. Since that journey has been dated to 326–28, she was probably born around 246 to 249. Information about her social background universally suggests that she came from the lower classes.
Updated on January 31, 2019. Helena was the mother of Roman Emperor Constantine I . She was considered a saint in the eastern and western churches, reported to be the discoverer of the "true cross." Dates: About 248 CE to about 328 CE; her birth year is estimated from a report by the contemporary historian Eusebius that she was about 80 near ...
287-305. Holy Women. Martyrs. Patron Saints. Courage Against Maxentius. In the ancient city of Alexandria, a powerful ruler named Maxentius committed terrible acts. Eusebius, a historian, tells us that Maxentius did something very wrong: he forcibly took the wives and daughters of the city's residents.
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The theory is widely accepted that Helena was a Christian from birth, and when she went to live with her son at court, she influenced him to become a Christian as well. However, according to Eusebius of Caesarea (d. 339 CE), a bishop considered the father of church history, her conversion to Christianity followed Constantine becoming emperor ...
She became the wife or perhaps the concubine of a soldier of Balkan origin named Flavius Constantius, to whom she bore one child, a son named Constantinus, on February 27, probably in the year 272, at Naissus (Nis).
