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Helena Augusta
Helena la
Saint, first wife of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (250-330)
- Married to Constantius Chlorus
- Dated c. 250 CE – 18 August 330 CE
- Recognised as Saint
Archaeologist
Religious conversion
Saint Helena
Domains on record
Overview
From Wikipedia, quoted unmodified under CC BY-SA 4.0; the article’s history is its list of authors.
Life
Affiliation
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What this means
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Family
The family of Helena Augusta
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The family as a list · 6
Kinship in an account 1
What this means
Parentage as a named source tells it. Not an independently established biological relationship, and different accounts disagree.
Does not imply an independently established biological relationship · agreement between accounts
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Family 5
What this means
A documented human family relationship. Not a succession mechanism, and not religious transmission.
Does not imply a right to an office · transmission of a teaching · a religious affiliation held by the whole house · continuous rule · a shared religious affiliation
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child of (father) Coel Hen legendary post-Roman king of north Britain - child of (mother) wife of Coel Hen
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of the house Constantinian dynasty ancient Roman imperial dynasty -
parent of (mother) Constantine the Great Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337) -
married to Constantius Chlorus Roman emperor (250-306)
Religious context
What the records tie them to
Founded, supported, associated with — as third parties recorded it.
What this means
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Connections
How Helena Augusta connects
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Recorded events and days 1
What this means
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Sources
Sources and evidence
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11 statements on this record
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