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Saint Helena or Saint Helen (Latin: Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta; c. 250 – c. 330) was the consort of the Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus and the mother of the emperor Constantine the Great an important figure in the history of Christianity. She is traditionally credited with a pilgrimage to Syria Palaestina during which she discovered the True Cross of Jesus’s crucifixion.

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birth place
Anatolia, Helenopolis
death date
0330-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Constantinople, Roman Empire, Rome, Turkey
major shrine
St. Peter's Basilica
title
Empress; Mother of Constantine the Great
venerated in
Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church, Lutheranism, Oriental Orthodoxy, Catholic Church

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