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St. Helena

May 213rd-4th century

Feast day: May 21, and June 3 on the Old Calendar.

St. Helena (250-330 AD) was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. After converting to Christianity, she made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land where, according to tradition, she discovered the True Cross.

She also built churches on sacred sites including the Church of the Nativity and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

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