Saint Helena of Constantinople

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Saint Helena of Constantinople was a 4th-century Roman empress and Christian saint best known for her pilgrimage to the Holy Land and the reputed discovery of the True Cross.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Roman empress
historical figure
pilgrim
alsoKnownAs Helena Augusta
surface form: "Flavia Iulia Helena"

Helena Augusta
Saint Helen
associatedWith Constantinus Magnus
surface form: "Constantine the Great"

Constantinople (probable)
surface form: "Constantinople"

Roman Empire
birthPlace Asia Minor
Bithynia
Drepanum
burialPlace Rome
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
centuryActive 4th century
child Constantinus Magnus
surface form: "Constantine the Great"
commissioned Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of the Nativity
surface form: "Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem"

Mount of Olives
surface form: "Church on the Mount of Olives"
culture Roman
deathPlace Nicomedia (traditionally)
surface form: "Nicomedia"
era Late Antiquity
feastDay 18 August
gender female
influenced Christian pilgrimage practices
knownFor pilgrimage to the Holy Land
promotion of Christian holy sites
reputed discovery of the True Cross
motherOf Roman emperor
notableRelic Holy Nails
True Cross
patronage Saint Helena
surface form: "Saint Helena Island"

archaeologists
difficult marriages
divorced people
empresses
pilgrimage Holy Land
Jerusalem
religion Christianity
spouse Constantius Chlorus
title Augusta
traditionallyCreditedWith discovery of the True Cross
discovery of the nails of the Crucifixion
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: "Eastern Orthodox Church"

Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: "Oriental Orthodox Churches"

Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Roman Catholic Church"

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Helena alsoKnownAs Saint Helena of Constantinople
this entity surface form: "Helena of Constantinople"
Church of the Holy Sepulchre builtBy Saint Helena of Constantinople
this entity surface form: "Empress Helena"
Saint Helena namedAfter Saint Helena of Constantinople
Crispus spouse Saint Helena of Constantinople
this entity surface form: "Helena (wife of Crispus)"

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