Empress Helena
E238664
Christian saint
Roman empress
human
saint of the Anglican Communion
saint of the Catholic Church
saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
saint of the Lutheran Church
saint of the Oriental Orthodox Churches
Empress Helena was the mother of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and a revered Christian saint traditionally credited with discovering the True Cross in Jerusalem.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Empress Helena canonical | 5 |
| Helena (mother of Constantine I) | 1 |
| Helena (mother of Constantine the Great) | 1 |
| Roman Empress Helena | 1 |
| Saints Constantine and Helena | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2047359 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Empress Helena Context triple: [Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, historicallyLinkedTo, Empress Helena]
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A.
Empress Helena Palaiologina
Empress Helena Palaiologina, born Helena Dragaš, was a Serbian-born Byzantine empress consort and later nun who became notable as the mother of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos.
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B.
Empress Pulcheria
Empress Pulcheria was a powerful 5th-century Byzantine imperial princess and regent who wielded significant political and religious influence, notably shaping Christian doctrine and imperial policy in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a late Roman imperial princess, daughter of Empress Licinia Eudoxia and Emperor Valentinian III, who became briefly Western Roman empress through her marriage to the usurper emperor Petronius Maximus.
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D.
Empress Irene of Athens
Empress Irene of Athens was an 8th-century Byzantine empress who ruled as regent and later as sole emperor, noted for restoring the veneration of icons and playing a pivotal role in church and imperial politics.
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E.
Aelia Verina
Aelia Verina was a 5th-century Byzantine empress consort and influential political figure, wife of Emperor Leo I and a key player in the imperial court’s power struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Empress Helena Target entity description: Empress Helena was the mother of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and a revered Christian saint traditionally credited with discovering the True Cross in Jerusalem.
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A.
Empress Helena Palaiologina
Empress Helena Palaiologina, born Helena Dragaš, was a Serbian-born Byzantine empress consort and later nun who became notable as the mother of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos.
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B.
Empress Pulcheria
Empress Pulcheria was a powerful 5th-century Byzantine imperial princess and regent who wielded significant political and religious influence, notably shaping Christian doctrine and imperial policy in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a late Roman imperial princess, daughter of Empress Licinia Eudoxia and Emperor Valentinian III, who became briefly Western Roman empress through her marriage to the usurper emperor Petronius Maximus.
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D.
Empress Irene of Athens
Empress Irene of Athens was an 8th-century Byzantine empress who ruled as regent and later as sole emperor, noted for restoring the veneration of icons and playing a pivotal role in church and imperial politics.
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E.
Aelia Verina
Aelia Verina was a 5th-century Byzantine empress consort and influential political figure, wife of Emperor Leo I and a key player in the imperial court’s power struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
Roman empress ⓘ human ⓘ saint of the Anglican Communion ⓘ saint of the Catholic Church ⓘ saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ saint of the Lutheran Church ⓘ saint of the Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Helena Augusta
ⓘ
surface form:
Flavia Iulia Helena
Helena Augusta ⓘ Saint Helena of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form:
Helena of Constantinople
Saint Helena ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
ⓘ
discovery of the True Cross in Jerusalem ⓘ pilgrimage to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| birthName | Helena ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
tomb of Empress Helena
ⓘ
surface form:
Mausoleum of Helena
Rome ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| child |
Constantine I
ⓘ
Constantine I ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth |
c. 246
ⓘ
c. 250 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath |
c. 329
ⓘ
c. 330 ⓘ |
| era |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Roman Empire
|
| feastDay |
14 September
ⓘ
18 August ⓘ 21 May ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
cross
ⓘ
crown ⓘ imperial robes ⓘ nails of the crucifixion ⓘ |
| influenced | imperial support for Christianity ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| notableFor |
being the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great
ⓘ
pilgrimage to the Holy Land ⓘ promotion of Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ traditional discovery of the True Cross ⓘ |
| patronage |
archaeologists
ⓘ
difficult marriages ⓘ divorced people ⓘ empresses ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Bithynia ⓘ Drepanum ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bithynia
ⓘ
Nicomedia (traditionally) ⓘ
surface form:
Nicomedia
|
| positionHeld |
Augusta
ⓘ
Empress of Rome ⓘ
surface form:
Empress of the Roman Empire
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Constantius Chlorus ⓘ |
| title |
Augusta
ⓘ
Nobilissima Femina ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Empress Helena Description of subject: Empress Helena was the mother of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and a revered Christian saint traditionally credited with discovering the True Cross in Jerusalem.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saints Constantine and Helena
this entity surface form:
Helena (mother of Constantine the Great)
this entity surface form:
Helena (mother of Constantine I)
this entity surface form:
Roman Empress Helena