St. Helena, the mother of Constantine, as described by 4th Century historian Eusebius Pamphilus

The empress Helena was the wife of Constantius I Chlorus and mother of Constantine the Great. She was also a devout Christian and a saint of the Catholic Church.

This brief biography of Saint Helen was recorded in the Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine which was penned by Bishop Eusebius Pamphilus not long after Helena's death in AD 330.

The complete Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine may be found here in book form: http://www.evolpub.com/CRE/CREseries.html#CRE8

Works of art depicted in this video include:

0:24 Mosaic floor of the Chapel of St. Helena in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, 20th century.
0:34 Seated statue of Saint Helen, ca. AD 320.
0:47 Silver siliquae of Constantine I and Constnatius II, 4th century AD.
1:00 Madaba Mosaic Map of Jerusalem, 6th century AD.
1:14 Reputed footprint of Jesus, Chapel of the Ascension, Jerusalem.
1:29 Wall mosaic from the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, 11th century AD.
1:54 Church of the Nativity, exterior, Bethlehem, 4-6th century AD.
2:10 Church of the Nativity, interior, Bethlehem, 4-6th century AD.
2:24 Helena's church on the Mount of Olives (Pater Noster Chapel), exterior, Jerusalem, rebuilt, 12th century.
2:41 Grotto beneath the Pater Noster Chapel, Jerusalem.
2:52 Pater Noster Chapel, exterior, Jerusalem.
3:03 Saint Helena finds the true Cross, Italian manuscript, ca. AD 825.
3:19 Saint Helena and Constantine, Ivory, 11th century AD.
3:34 The Dream of Saint Helena by Paolo Veronese, AD 1580.
4:09 Bronze follis with Saint Helena, ca. AD 328.
4:28 Detail from Finding of the True Cross by Agnolo Gaddi, AD 1380
4:53 Statue of St. Helena, 4th century AD.
5:27 Statue of St. Helena, ca. 17th century AD.
5:58 Tapestry showing St. Helena and Constantine with the Cross, Reubens, ca. AD 1625.
6:30 Porphyry sarcophagus of St. Helena, 4th century AD.
7:00 Reliquary containing St. Helena's skull.
7:25 Gold double solidus with St. Helena, ca. AD 325.
7:38 Seated statue of St. Helena, 4th century AD.
7:54 Colossal statue of St. Helena in St. Peter's basilica by Andrea Bolgi, AD 1639.

The music is borrowed from the Cistercian chant "Testamentum Eternum" and may be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74d3gWJOV-4

We claim no rights to the artworks listed above nor to the music.

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