Helen
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Helen; HÉLÈNE
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1265
identifier: 188
sex: female
birth: 250
death: 330
In hagiography: Helen, the mother of Constantine the Great, is honored in the Syriac church in the hymn to the holy women. Her role in the discovery of the true cross was described in the Syriac narratives. Her feast day is with her son, Constantine.
Saints Syriaques HÉLÈNE 188
In the West, Helena is celebrated on the 18 of August.
Vies des Saints VIII, 322-25
Dict. d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie VI, col. 2126-45
J .M. Fiey Le Museon 59-64
E. Croce BS IV, 988-95
J .W. Drijvers Helena Augusta (Leiden, 1992)
M. van Esbroeck Helene à Edesse et la croix G.J. Reinink and A. C. Klugkist After Bardaisan : Studies .. . in Honour of Professor Han J. W. Drijvers (Louvain,1999), 107-15