Helena

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | 375 words | Copyright

Helena female forename, name of St Helena (c.255–c.330 ad), Roman empress and mother of Constantine the Great. In 326 she visited the Holy Land and founded basilicas on the Mount of Olives and at Bethlehem. She is credited with the finding of the cross on which Christ was crucified. Her feast day is 21 May in the Eastern Church, and 18 August in the Western Church.

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