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St. Helen (other)
Saint Helen (abbreviated St. Helen and St Helen) may refer to: People * Saint Helen of Constantinople, title for Helena (empress) (c. 250 – c. 330), mother of Constantine the Great * Saint Helen of Caernarfon or Saint Elen, late 4th-century founder of churches in Wales * Saint Helen of Serbia, medieval Queen of Serbia, died in 1314 * Helen of Sinope, Saint Helen of Sinope (live during the 1700s), Eastern Orthodox virgin martyr. Places * Saint-Hélen, commune in the Côtes-d'Armor departement, France * St. Helen, Michigan, unincorporated community in Roscommon County, Michigan, United States ** Lake St. Helen, lake at St. Helen, Michigan * St Helen Auckland, village in County Durham, England ** Church of St Helen, St Helen Auckland, Anglican church * St Helen Without, civil parish in Oxfordshire, England * St Helen's Basilica, church in Birkirkara, Malta Other * MV St Helen, MV ''St Helen'', ferry formerly at the Isle of Wight, now in Sardinia, Italy See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena (empress)
Flavia Julia Helena ''Augusta'' (also known as Saint Helena and Helena of Constantinople, ; grc-gre, Ἑλένη, ''Helénē''; AD 246/248– c. 330) was an '' Augusta'' and Empress of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. She was born in the lower classes'' Anonymus Valesianus'1.2 "Origo Constantini Imperatoris". traditionally in the Greek city of Drepanon, Bithynia, in Asia Minor, which was renamed Helenopolis in her honor, though several locations have been proposed for her birthplace and origin. Helena ranks as an important figure in the history of Christianity. In her final years, she made a religious tour of Syria Palaestina and Jerusalem, during which ancient tradition claims that she discovered the True Cross. The Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, and Anglican Communion revere her as a saint, and the Lutheran Church commemorates her. Early life Sources agree that Helena was a Greek, probably from As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
