Born in Bithynia, Geoffrey of Monmouth falsely claimed that she was the daughter of an English prince.
Born in Bithynia, Geoffrey of Monmouth falsely claimed that she was the daughter of an English prince. In 292 the Emperor Maximian named her husband Caesar, and she was divorced; after her son became Emperor, he gave her the title Augusta. At the age of 60 she converted to Christianity, and on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, she is said to have rediscovered the True Cross. FTP name this saint, immortalized in a poem by Cynewulf and known for her status as the mother of Constantine.
Born in Bithynia, Geoffrey of Monmouth falsely claimed that she was the daughter of an English prince.
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