Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. V, 1950 Saints & hagiography

Helena

ELENA

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Also known as: Queen Helena, Helena of Adiabene; French: Hélène; Italian: Elena di Adiabene

HELENA. - Daughter of Izates, king of Adiabene. Instructed in the Mosaic religion by a Jew who lived at her court (Flavius Josephus, Antiq. Iud., XX, 35), she showed a profound attachment to Judaism. She moved with her son Izates to Jerusalem, where she built a palace in the highest part (Akra) and an elegant mausoleum, identified by recent excavations. Her sympathy toward the Jews manifested itself in the severe famine (recalled in Acts II, 28; v. AGABO) of 44-45 A.D., during which she had grain brought to Palestine from Egypt and figs from Cyprus at her own expense (Antiq. Iud., XX, 51 ff., 101).

Angelo Penna

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), coll. 205–206.

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Penna, Angelo. “Elena.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, coll. 205–206. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/elena.

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Penna, Angelo. “Elena.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, coll. 205–206. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/elena.

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@incollection{ec5_elena,
  author    = {Penna, Angelo},
  title     = {Elena},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {205--206},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/elena}
}

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