St. Constantine and St. Helena

24x19 0,5kg Who were Saint Constantine and Saint Helena? Constantine was the child of the Empress Helena and the Emperor Constantius. The emperor had several children from another marriage but with Helen he had only one, Constantine. In order for Constantine to become emperor of the Roman Empire, he had to fight two battles. In one battle, Constantine was terrified of the opposing army. But during the battle, a radiant cross surrounded by stars suddenly appeared in broad daylight. On the cross was written in letters: 'In this sign you shall prevail'. Empowered by this, Constantine ordered a cross like the one he had seen to be made and carried before the army. By the power of the cross, he won a glorious victory, even though the opposing army was larger. Immediately after this, Constantine presented his Edict of Peace in Milan in 313, which ended the long persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. After this, he moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to a new city named after him, Constantinople. At this time, Constantine fell ill and was found to have contracted leprosy. The pagan priests advised him to bathe in the blood of slaughtered children, but he would not do so. Then the apostles Peter and Paul appeared to him and urged him to seek out a Bishop Sylvester who would heal him. Constantine did so, and the bishop told him about the Christian faith and baptized him. By the time Constantine emerged from the water after baptism, the leprosy had disappeared and he was cured.