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ID: 901001164
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001164
Record Type: Event/Narrative

Life of Saint Helena (Christian iconography)

Note: Narratives of the life and miracles of Helena, mother of Constantine. As a devotional subject, she may be represented with a cross, given that she claimed to have found the sacred cross of Jesus' crucifixion. She was Christian, converted her son, and visited the Holy Land, where much of her legend takes place.

Names:
Life of Saint Helena (Christian iconography) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
Legend of St. Helena (Christian iconography) (English,U,P)
Storie di Sant'Elena (Christian iconography) (Italian-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Christian iconography> (P)
........<Other Christian narratives> (P)
............Life of Saint Helena (Christian iconography) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... hagiography (genre)
.....(biography (general genre), genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
actor is .... Helena, Saint (Roman empress, saint, ca. 248-ca. 328)
.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)
culture/religion is .... Christianity
.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
located in .... Holy Land
.....(Asia) (TGN)

Sources:
Life of Saint Helena (Christian iconography)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Legend of St. Helena (Christian iconography)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Storie di Sant'Elena (Christian iconography)
................ICCD database (1988-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11F834 the house of Nazareth which came to Loreto (Mary-miracle)
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_%28empress%29#/media/File:Helena_of_Constantinople_%28Cima_da_Conegliano%29.jpg

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