Back Helena van Konstantinopel Afrikaans Elene Constantinoples ANG هيلانة Arabic القديسه هيلانه ARZ Helena de Constantinopla AST سنت هلنا AZB Elena kan Constantinople BCL Алена Роўнаапостальная Byelorussian Елена Константинополска Bulgarian হেলেনা, প্রথম কনস্টান্টিনের মাতা Bengali/Bangla
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 Statue of Helena in the Musei Capitolini, Rome | |||||||||
| Born | c. AD 246–248 Drepanon (later Helenopolis), Bithynia, in Asia Minor | ||||||||
| Died | AD 330 (aged 82–84) Rome, Tuscania et Umbria | ||||||||
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| Spouse | Constantius Chlorus | ||||||||
| Issue | Constantine I | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Constantinian | ||||||||
| Religion | Nicene Christianity | ||||||||
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Flavia Julia Helena[a] (/ˈhɛlənə/; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἑλένη, Helénē; c. AD 246/248–330), also known as Helena of Constantinople and in Christianity as Saint Helena,[b] was an Augusta of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. She was born in the lower classes[2] traditionally in the city of Drepanon, Bithynia, in Asia Minor, which was renamed Helenopolis in her honor, although several locations have been proposed for her birthplace and origin.
Helena ranks as an important figure in the history of Christianity. 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 Church, Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church revere her as a saint.
- ^ Hillner 2023, pp. 17, 198.
- ^ Anonymus Valesianus 1.2, "Origo Constantini Imperatoris".
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