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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Helena of Constantinople 6
Saint Helena of Constantinople canonical 3
Empress Helena 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Roman empress
historical figure
pilgrim
alsoKnownAs Flavia Iulia Helena
linked to: Helena Augusta

Helena Augusta
Saint Helen
associatedWith Constantine the Great
linked to: Constantinus Magnus

Constantinople
Roman Empire
birthPlace Asia Minor
Bithynia
Drepanum
burialPlace Rome
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
centuryActive 4th century
child Constantine the Great
linked to: Constantinus Magnus
commissioned Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
Church on the Mount of Olives
linked to: Mount of Olives
culture Roman
deathPlace 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 Island
linked to: Saint Helena

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 Church
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (11)

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

Saint Helena namedAfter Saint Helena of Constantinople
Church of the Holy Sepulchre builtBy Empress Helena
linked to: Saint Helena of Constantinople
Helena alsoKnownAs Helena of Constantinople
linked to: Saint Helena of Constantinople
Crispus spouse Helena (wife of Crispus)
linked to: Saint Helena of Constantinople
Stavrovouni Monastery foundedBy Helena of Constantinople
linked to: Saint Helena of Constantinople
True Cross associatedLegendWith Helena of Constantinople
linked to: Saint Helena of Constantinople
Empress Helena alsoKnownAs Helena of Constantinople
linked to: Saint Helena of Constantinople
Saint Helena alsoKnownAs Helena of Constantinople
linked to: Saint Helena of Constantinople
True Cross associatedWithFigure Helena of Constantinople
subject linked to: the True Cross
linked to: Saint Helena of Constantinople
Helena Augusta alsoKnownAs Saint Helena of Constantinople
Saint Helen alsoKnownAs Saint Helena of Constantinople