Helena Augusta
E377570
Helena Augusta, better known as Saint Helena of Constantinople, was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and is traditionally credited with finding the True Cross, making her a highly venerated Christian empress and saint.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flavia Iulia Helena | 6 |
| Helena Augusta canonical | 2 |
| Helena (empress) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3672450 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Helena Augusta Context triple: [Saint Helena of Constantinople, alsoKnownAs, Helena Augusta]
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Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a 5th-century Byzantine empress and influential literary figure known for her Christian poetry and prominent role in the Eastern Roman court.
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Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a late Roman imperial princess, daughter of Empress Licinia Eudoxia and Emperor Valentinian III, who became briefly Western Roman empress through her marriage to the usurper emperor Petronius Maximus.
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Constantina
Constantina was a daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great who became a prominent imperial noblewoman and Christian figure in the 4th-century Roman Empire.
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Aelia Flaccilla
Aelia Flaccilla was a late 4th-century Roman empress, wife of Emperor Theodosius I and a highly respected Augusta known for her piety and charitable works.
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Amma Theodora
Amma Theodora was an early Christian Desert Mother revered for her ascetic wisdom and spiritual counsel among the fourth-century monastic communities of Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Helena Augusta Target entity description: Helena Augusta, better known as Saint Helena of Constantinople, was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and is traditionally credited with finding the True Cross, making her a highly venerated Christian empress and saint.
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A.
Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a 5th-century Byzantine empress and influential literary figure known for her Christian poetry and prominent role in the Eastern Roman court.
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B.
Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a late Roman imperial princess, daughter of Empress Licinia Eudoxia and Emperor Valentinian III, who became briefly Western Roman empress through her marriage to the usurper emperor Petronius Maximus.
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C.
Constantina
Constantina was a daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great who became a prominent imperial noblewoman and Christian figure in the 4th-century Roman Empire.
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Aelia Flaccilla
Aelia Flaccilla was a late 4th-century Roman empress, wife of Emperor Theodosius I and a highly respected Augusta known for her piety and charitable works.
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E.
Amma Theodora
Amma Theodora was an early Christian Desert Mother revered for her ascetic wisdom and spiritual counsel among the fourth-century monastic communities of Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
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Roman empress ⓘ imperial consort ⓘ pilgrim ⓘ relic finder ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Helena Augusta
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surface form:
Flavia Iulia Helena
Helena von Konstantinopel ⓘ
surface form:
Helena of Constantinople
Saint Helen ⓘ Saint Helena of Constantinople ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Jerusalem ⓘ True Cross ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Asia Minor
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Bithynia ⓘ Drepanum ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
tomb of Empress Helena
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surface form:
Mausoleum of Helena
Rome ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| commissioned |
Church of the Nativity
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surface form:
Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
Mount of Olives ⓘ
surface form:
Church on the Mount of Olives
construction of churches in the Holy Land ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Nicomedia (traditionally)
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surface form:
Nicomedia
|
| era |
Late Antiquity
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surface form:
Late Roman Empire
|
| family | Constantinian dynasty ⓘ |
| feastDay |
18 August
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19 August ⓘ 21 May ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Augusta ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
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| notableFor |
Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land
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finding the True Cross ⓘ |
| patronage |
Saint Helena
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surface form:
Saint Helena Island
archaeologists ⓘ difficult marriages ⓘ divorced people ⓘ empresses ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInChristianity | imperial patron of Christian holy sites ⓘ |
| spouseOrPartner | Constantius Chlorus ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century
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4th century ⓘ |
| title | Empress of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Subject: Helena Augusta Description of subject: Helena Augusta, better known as Saint Helena of Constantinople, was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and is traditionally credited with finding the True Cross, making her a highly venerated Christian empress and saint.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.