Helena (Person) AKA Saint Helena of Constantinople
Helena
246 AD - 330 AD
AKA Saint Helena of Constantinople
Empress of the Roman Empire 325–330 as consort of Constantius Chlorus.
Helena ranks as an important figure in the history of Christianity and of the world due to her influence on her son, Emperor Constantine the Great.
In her final years, she made a religious tour of Syria Palaestina and Jerusalem, during which ancient tradition claims that she discovered the True Cross.
The Eastern Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Communion revere her as a saint; and the Lutheran Church commemorates her.
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02/27/272 AD
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Helena of Constantinople and the finding of the True Cross with Macarius of Jerusalem San Polo (church) - Oratory of the Crucifix, by Giandomenico Tiepolo. Oil on canvas (1745 -1749).
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