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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.
Names
- Helen
- HÉLÈNE1
Sex
female1
Birth
2501
Death
3301
Notes
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.
In the West, Helena is celebrated on the 18 of August.
Status: incomplete
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Works Cited
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- 1 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 188.
- 4 Jules Baudot, Léon Chaussin and Benedictines, Vies des saints et des bienheureux selon l'ordre du calendrier: avec
l'historique des fêtes (Paris: Librairie Letouzey et Ané, 1935)., : VIII, 322-25.
- 5 Fernand Cabrol and Henri Leclercq, Dictionnaire d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie (Paris: Letouzey et Ané, 1907)., : VI, col. 2126-45.
- 6 J.M. Fiey, "Iconographie syriaque, Hulagu, Doquz Khatun et six ambons?." Le Muséon vol. 88 (1975)., : 59-64.
- 7 Pontificia Università lateranense and Istituto Giovanni XXIII, Bibliotheca sanctorum (Roma: Istituto Giovanni XXIII nella Pontificia Università lateranense, 1961-1970)., : IV, 988-95.
- 8 Jan Willem Drijvers, Helena Augusta, waarheid en legende (Groningen: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, 1989)., : (Leiden, 1992).
- 9 Michel van Esbroeck, "Helene à Edesse et la croix." in H. J. W. Drijvers, G. J. Reinink and Alexander Cornelis Klugkist (eds.), After Bardaisan : studies on continuity and change in Syriac
Christianity in honour of Professor Han J.W. Drijvers (Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters en dép.oosterse Studies, 1999)., : (Louvain,1999), 107-15.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Helen.”, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. 1 of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1265.About this Entry
Entry Title: Helen
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