A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1890)
Clement, Clara Erskine, 1834-1916 · Boston Houghton, Mifflin · leaf 146
n in England, butthe exact location of her birthis a matter of dispute anddoubt. She married Constan-tius Chlorus, (the Pale),and was the mother of Con-stantine the Great. Whenher son embraced Christian-ity she was much distressed,and declared that it wouldhave been better to be a Jewthan a… … (Boisser6e Gallery.)St. Helena. ILLUSTRATED IN ART. 131 Palestine, and when she arrived at Jerusalem, she was inspiredwith a strong desire to discover the cross upon which Christ hadsuffered. The temple of Venus stood upon the spot supposed to bethe place of the crucifixion. She ordered this to be…
Art and mythology · Christian art and symbolism
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