St. Helen (also Helena, Elena, Hélène). Helen
was the Christian wife of Constantius Chlorus. On becoming Emperor of the
Gauls in 292 he repudiated her, but her son Constantine (306-337) became
the first Christian Emperor.
St. Helen was very enthusiastic about searching for relics of Christ.
She traveled to Palestine around 327, where she apparently discovered all
tree crosses of Golgotha as well as the nails used to crucify Christ. There
are varying explanations as to how she was able to differentiate the True
Cross from the other two. The Golden Legend states that Helen was informed
by a Jew called Judas; other explanations are that there were still the
inscription in three languages fixed on it, and besides after its discovery
the True Cross performed the numerous miracles.
Helen founded churches in Palestine and throughout the Empire and encouraged
the growth of Christianity throughout the Western world.
See: Cima da Conegliano.
St. Helena.
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