Helena of Constantinople
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Saint Helena | |
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![]() 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