Saint Helena
saint, first wife of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (250-330)
b. c. 250 · d. 18 Aug 330
Flavia Julia Helena, also known as Helena of Constantinople and in Christianity as Saint Helena, was a Greek Augusta of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great as well as a Canonized saint in both Catholic and Orthodox Churches for her pivotal role in the spread of Christianity. She was born in the lower classes traditionally in the city of Drepanon, Bithynia, in Asia Minor, which was renamed Helenopolis.
Related people
- Constantine the Great parent of · traditional
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Helenopolis birth
- Rome residence
- Jerusalem travel
- Mausoleum of Helena burial
- Vatican Museums burial
- Lateran burial
- Cathedral of Trier burial
- Nicomedia death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — Helena goes to the holy places