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- Helena Augusta
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Helena Augusta forged a new path for women in the role of Christian empress and is credited with discovering the True Cross of Jesus. She was also the mother of Constantine, the emperor who reimagined the Roman Empire under a Christian rule.
Helena’s leadership became the standard for Christian women. The role of empress she and Constantine created for her allowed her more influence and power than women of the court ever held before and influenced the way women held authority for generations after her.
Helena has been widely celebrated as the one who discovered the true cross of Christ, a miracle that has given her the status of a saint in the Eastern Orthodox, Coptic, Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches. Scholars generally agree that this discovery is more legend than truth, however, the story was so impactful in late antiquity that it is impossible to separate her from such an influential tradition.
