Empress Helena

Patriarch Daniel hails Saint Helena as first pilgrim to Holy Land, who left an invaluable spiritual heritage

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church welcomed the relics of Saint Helena on Wednesday at the Patriarchal Cathedral, brought on pilgrimage from Venice. Empress Helena was “the first Christian pilgrim to the Holy Land” and “left us a spiritual legacy of inestimable value,” said the Patriarch of Romania. His Beatitude emphasized that…

May 1, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Relics of Empress Helena arrive in Romania from Venice, venerated at Patriarchal Cathedral: Photos

The relics of the Holy Empress Helena, mother of Emperor Saint Constantine the Great, have been brought on pilgrimage from Venice to Romania. On their way to Pantocrator Monastery in Teleorman County, the relics made a stop on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Apr 30, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Helena’s relics to visit Romania after centuries in Venice

The relics of the Holy Empress Helena, mother of Saint Constantine the Great, Emperor and Equal-to-the-Apostles, will be brought to Pantocrator Monastery in southern Romania for a historic pilgrimage. The sacred remains, currently housed in a Venetian Catholic church, will stay at the monastery from April 30 to May 8, 2025. Saint Helena was originally…

Jan 23, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu