Helena of the Cross of Colchester 
Helena of the Cross of was born in 0248 in Drepanum,Bithynia,Asia Minor.1 Helena of the Cross of's father was Colius II Cole King of Colchester and her mother was Strada Ystradwel verch Cadfan. Her paternal grandparents were Cadfan Gadeon Ap Conan and Gladys Verch Llewfer; her maternal grandparents were Cadfan Gadeon Ap Conan and Gladys Verch Llewfer. She had a brother and a sister, named Ceneu or Kenau ap and Gwawl verch. She had a half-brother named Ceneu (Cynan) Ap Coel. She died in Constantinople. She was buried in the mausoleum near Ss. Marcellino e Pietro at the Via Labicana,Rome,Italy.1 General Notes
Name Prefix:<NPFX> St.
Helen (Helena) of the Cross, called also "Britannica", born in 248, died
in 328. The arms of Colchester
were "a cross with three crowns."
She was the first wife of Constantius I. Chlorus (Falvius Valerius
Constantius), governor of Dalmatia, appointed Caesar to rule Gaul and
Britain March 1, 293. He was the son of Eutropious, a Dardanian nobleman
descended from the Gordiani, and his wife, Claudia, daughter of Claudius
II. (Marcus Aurelius Flavius Claudius Gothicus), a virtuous and worthy
Roman Emperor (268-270), who was a soldier, statesman, and a
distinguished officer. Born in Illyria 214, he was trained in the hard
school of warfare on the Danube frontier, and died of the Plague in 270,
aged 55, whereupon his brother Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus became
Emperor.
Constantius I became Emperor of Rome in May 305, and in right of his
wife, King of England. He was born in 242 and died at Eboracum (present
day York, England) on July 25, 306. He married (2) Theodora, daughter of
Maximinus, Roman Emperor. The son of Helen and Constantius I. was
Constantine the
Great.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0280
- b.0310
- b.0330
- b.0358 d.Deceased
- b.~ 0260
- b.~ 0280
- b.0340
- b.~ 0218 in ,,Wales d.0262 in Y
- b.0065 in Monmouthshire,England d.0125 in After 74
- b.0060 in Colchester,England d.0150
- b.~ 0060 d.Deceased
- b.~ 0120 in Britain d.3 Dec 180 in St. Mary Le Lod,Gloucester,England
- b.~ 0210 in Britain
- b.0065 in Monmouthshire,England d.0125 in After 74
- b.~ 0100 in Monmouthshire,England
- b.~ 0060 d.Deceased
- b.~ 0170 in Monmouthshire,England d.Bet 164-127
- b.0248 in Drepanum,Bithynia,Asia Minor d.328/329 in Constantinople
- b.0280
- b.0310
- b.0330
- b.0358 d.Deceased
- b.~ 0260
- b.~ 0280
- b.0340
- b.~ 0236 in ,,Wales
- b.0065 in Monmouthshire,England d.0125 in After 74
- b.0060 in Colchester,England d.0150
- b.~ 0060 d.Deceased
- b.~ 0120 in Britain d.3 Dec 180 in St. Mary Le Lod,Gloucester,England
- b.~ 0210 in Britain
- b.0065 in Monmouthshire,England d.0125 in After 74
- b.~ 0100 in Monmouthshire,England
- b.~ 0060 d.Deceased
- b.~ 0170 in Monmouthshire,England d.Bet 164-127
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‌Helena of the Cross of and Flavius Valerius Constantinus Emperor of were married in a religious ceremony about 0265.2 They had a son and two daughters, named St. Constantine I the Great, Emperor of, Eutropia and Constantina of.
Family Notes
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Children
St. Constantine I the Great, Emperor of Rome
St. Constantine I the Great, Emperor of was born in Naissus,Upper Moesia,Yugoslavia.2 He was buried in Church of the Apostles,Constantinople,Turkey.2
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Further sources/citations:
Bloodline of the Holy Grail; the Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed @ p 197, , 52069.ftw, Ancestry of Richard Plantagenet & Cecily de Neville @ chart 1795, Helen, the mother of Emperor Constantine, is mentioned in several trees as being of English origin as well as a descendant of the "Grail family". However, according to a "Dictionary of Saints", published in 1965: "It was long believed that the mother of
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Further sources/citations:
Bloodline of the Holy Grail; the Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed @ p 197, , 52069.ftw, Ancestry of Richard Plantagenet & Cecily de Neville @ chart 1795, Helen, the mother of Emperor Constantine, is mentioned in several trees as being of English origin as well as a descendant of the "Grail family". However, according to a "Dictionary of Saints", published in 1965: "It was long believed that the mother of
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