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Flavia Julia Helena[a](/ˈhɛlənə/; Greek: Ἑλένη, Helénē; c.AD 246/248–330), also known as Helena of Constantinopleand in Christianity as Saint Helena,[b]was an Augustaof the Roman Empireand mother of Emperor Constantine the Great.
Apr 21, 2022 · Saint Helena of Constantinople (248/250-328 CE), mother of Roman emperor Constantine I (r. 306-337 CE) is most famous for her pilgrimage to Jerusalem where tradition claims found Christ's true cross and built the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher.
Apr 2, 2014 · St. Helena, the mother of Constantine I, is believed to have discovered the cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified.
Learn about Helena, the mother of Roman Emperor Constantine I, who was a saint and a discoverer of Christian relics. Find out her origin, marriage, role in the civil war, and death.
Helena of Constantinople, later known as Saint Helena, experienced a remarkable journey from obscure beginnings to becoming the mother of Constantine the Great, one of history’s most important emperors.
Saint Helena (Latin: Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta ), also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (c. 250 – c. 330 C.E. ), was the consort of Emperor Constantius Chlorus, and the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great, with whom she had a close relationship.
In 289 he left his concubine, Helena, mother of Constantine, and married Theodora, the stepdaughter of the emperor Maximian; with Theodora he had three children, Dalmatius, Constantius, and Constantia.
