Saints Constantine and Helen

Patriarch Daniel: Ascended Christ supported His Church through Saints Constantine and Helen

“Through the way in which the Lord Christ, Who ascended in glory to heaven, helped His Church through Saints Constantine and Helen, they became a source of inspiration for all later pious Christian emperors, kings and princes,” Patriarch Daniel of Romania said on Thursday. His Beatitude celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of…

May 22, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

More than 1.5 million Romanians bear names of Saints Constantine and Helen

Saints Constantine and Helen are the heavenly patrons of more than 1.5 million Romanians. According to data from the Directorate for Persons Records within Romania’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, 1,514,907 Romanians bear the names of Saints Constantine and Helen or related variants. Of these, nearly one million are women bearing the names of the two…

May 20, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Saint Constantine stood, not sat on a throne, at Nicaea Council out of reverence for persecuted bishops

At the historic patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about the deep respect that Emperor Constantine the Great showed toward bishops persecuted by his predecessors. Recalling the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council, the Patriarch emphasized that Saint Constantine initiated and presided over the ecclesiastical event. “When…

May 22, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchal Cathedral patronal feast: Christian freedom stands on love, sacrifice, and the help of God

Archbishop Casian of Lower Danube spoke on Tuesday at the historic patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral about Saint Constantine the Great’s decision to cease persecutions and establish “Christian freedom.” “Not just any kind of freedom,” His Eminence said, “but a freedom based on love, sacrifice, and the help of God, both for the earthly leader and…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Nicolae highlights courage and joy of Myrrh-Bearing Women at Chicago Cathedral patronal feast

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas presided over the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at Saints Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Chicago. He highlighted the courage of the myrrh-bearing women and the joy with which they received the news of the Lord’s Resurrection. Although the patronal feast of Saints Constantine and his mother, Helen, is typically commemorated…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Patriarch Daniel presides over Divine Liturgy on Patriarchal Cathedral’s dedication day

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church Monday presided over the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral on the feast of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen, the Cathedrals’ patron saints. Many believers attended the service on the Patriarchate’s Hill, having the opportunity to venerate the relics of Sts…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu