Helena von Konstantinopel

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Christian saint empress consort of the Roman Empire human saint of the Anglican Communion saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church saint of the Oriental Orthodox Churches

Helena von Konstantinopel, also known as Saint Helena, was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and is venerated as a Christian saint renowned for her legendary discovery of the True Cross.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Helena of Constantinople	6
Helena von Konstantinopel canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9463441 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Helena von Konstantinopel
Context triple: [Kreuzerhöhung, associatedWithPerson, Helena von Konstantinopel]

A. Anastasia of Byzantium
Anastasia of Byzantium was a Byzantine noblewoman who became a princess consort of Kievan Rus' through her marriage into the ruling Rurikid dynasty.
B. Helena Palaiologina
Helena Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess of the Palaiologos dynasty, known primarily as the daughter of Despot Thomas Palaiologos and a member of the last ruling family of the Byzantine Empire.
C. Anna of Byzantium
Anna of Byzantium was a Byzantine noblewoman who became a queen consort of the medieval Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia through her marriage into its ruling dynasty.
D. Maria Lekapene
Maria Lekapene was a 10th-century Byzantine princess from the Lekapenos dynasty who became empress consort of Bulgaria through her marriage to Tsar Peter I, symbolizing a significant political alliance between Byzantium and Bulgaria.
E. Aelia Eudoxia
Aelia Eudoxia was a powerful late Roman empress and influential wife of Emperor Arcadius, noted for her significant role in Eastern Roman imperial politics and church affairs in the early 5th century.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Helena von Konstantinopel
Target entity description: Helena von Konstantinopel, also known as Saint Helena, was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and is venerated as a Christian saint renowned for her legendary discovery of the True Cross.

A. Anastasia of Byzantium
Anastasia of Byzantium was a Byzantine noblewoman who became a princess consort of Kievan Rus' through her marriage into the ruling Rurikid dynasty.
B. Helena Palaiologina
Helena Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess of the Palaiologos dynasty, known primarily as the daughter of Despot Thomas Palaiologos and a member of the last ruling family of the Byzantine Empire.
C. Anna of Byzantium
Anna of Byzantium was a Byzantine noblewoman who became a queen consort of the medieval Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia through her marriage into its ruling dynasty.
D. Maria Lekapene
Maria Lekapene was a 10th-century Byzantine princess from the Lekapenos dynasty who became empress consort of Bulgaria through her marriage to Tsar Peter I, symbolizing a significant political alliance between Byzantium and Bulgaria.
E. Aelia Eudoxia
Aelia Eudoxia was a powerful late Roman empress and influential wife of Emperor Arcadius, noted for her significant role in Eastern Roman imperial politics and church affairs in the early 5th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint ⓘ empress consort of the Roman Empire ⓘ human ⓘ saint of the Anglican Communion ⓘ saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ saint of the Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Flavia Iulia Helena ⓘ linked to: Helena Augusta Helena Augusta ⓘ Helena of Constantinople ⓘ linked to: Helena von Konstantinopel Saint Helena ⓘ
associatedWith	Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ Constantine the Great ⓘ linked to: Constantine I True Cross ⓘ
birthPlace	Asia Minor ⓘ Bithynia ⓘ Drepanon ⓘ linked to: Drepanum Roman Empire ⓘ
burialPlace	Mausoleum of Helena ⓘ Rome ⓘ
canonizationStatus	pre-congregation saint ⓘ
child	Constantine the Great ⓘ linked to: Constantine I
deathPlace	Bithynia ⓘ Nicomedia ⓘ linked to: Nicomedia (traditionally) Roman Empire ⓘ
feastDay	18 August ⓘ 19 August ⓘ 21 May ⓘ
motherOf	Constantine the Great ⓘ linked to: Constantine I
notableFor	Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land ⓘ discovery of the True Cross ⓘ imperial patronage of Christian holy sites ⓘ
patronage	archaeologists ⓘ difficult marriages ⓘ divorced people ⓘ empresses ⓘ
pilgrimageDestination	Holy Land ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
spouse	Constantius Chlorus ⓘ
timePeriod	3rd century ⓘ 4th century ⓘ
title	Augusta ⓘ Empress mother ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Church ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

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