Helena of Constantinople

Saint Helena
Eastern Orthodox icon of Saint Constantine the Great and his mother Saint Helena
Empress; Mother of Constantine the Great
Born	ca. 250, Drepanum, Bithynia, Asia Minor
Died	ca. 330, Constantinople, Roman Empire (now modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodoxy Anglican Communion Lutheran Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	The shrine to Saint Helena in St. Peter's Basilica
Feast	August 18 (Roman Catholic Church); May 21 (Lutheran & Orthodox Churches); May 19 (Lutheran Church); 9 Pashons (Coptic Orthodox Church)
Attributes	Cross
Patronage	archeologists, converts, difficult marriages, divorced people, empresses, Helena, the capital of Montana

Saint Helena (Latin: Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta) also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (ca. 250 – ca. 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 sarcophagus in the Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museum, Rome

Head relic of Saint Helena in the crypt of Trier cathedral