St. Helen Equal to Apostles icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6

St. Helen Equal to Apostles icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6Orthodox icon of Saint Helen, Equal to Apostles. Commemorated May 21. Saint Helen was the mother of St Contantine the Great, and was probably born at Drepanum (Helenopolis) in Asia Minor to parents of humble means. She married Constantius Chlorus, and their son Constantine was born in 274. Constantius divorced her in 294 in order to further his political ambition by marrying a woman of noble rank. After he became emperor, Constantine showed his mother

"Bless the Lord all you works of the Lord

The saints just barely persuaded them not to do this (Acts 14:8-18)

The Ever-Blessed Mother of God implored the Lord Jesus Christ to accept the prayers of all the people calling on His Most Holy Name

about the gifts of God

having learned of Saint Gregory’s ascetic life

demanding that she worship their gods

Commemorated June 19

his relics were transferred to the church of Saint Martin

In the year 104 he issued a special law against Christians

” In the words of St John of the Ladder (March 30)

In 563 he founded a monastery on the island of Iona off the west coast of Scotland which became the centre of his evangelizing mission to Scotland

” according to St