Saint Helena
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Saint Helena is a Christian saint traditionally credited with finding the True Cross and known as the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Helena canonical | 19 |
| St. Helena | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
Empress of the Roman Empire ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Helena Augusta
ⓘ
surface form:
Flavia Iulia Helena
Saint Helena of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form:
Helena of Constantinople
Saint Helen ⓘ |
| appointedAugustaBy |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| associatedWith |
Christianization of the Roman Empire
ⓘ
Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinopolitan imperial court
discovery of the True Cross in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| birthDate |
c. 246
ⓘ
c. 250 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Bithynia ⓘ Drepanum ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
tomb of Empress Helena
ⓘ
surface form:
Mausoleum of Helena
Rome ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| child |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| creditedWith | finding the True Cross ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 330 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Nicomedia (traditionally)
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicomedia
|
| era |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Roman Empire
|
| feastDay |
18 August
ⓘ
19 August ⓘ 21 May ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| iconography |
often depicted holding a cross
ⓘ
often depicted wearing imperial robes ⓘ |
| influenced | Christian pilgrimage traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building churches in Palestine
ⓘ
pilgrimage to the Holy Land ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| name | Helena ⓘ |
| patronage |
archaeologists
ⓘ
difficult marriages ⓘ divorced people ⓘ empresses ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Constantius Chlorus ⓘ |
| title | Augusta ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St. Helena
subject surface form:
Meskel