Bridle of Constantine
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Legend holds that after Constantine was proclaimed Caesar then Emperor, he ordered that all honor be paid to his mother, Flavia Iulia Helena to make up for the neglect paid her by her former husband, Constantius Chlorus. After her conversion to Christianity, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, and sent her on a quest to find the cross and nails used to crucify Jesus. She was led to the place they were buried by Judas (not Judas Iscariot), who would become Bishop Cyriacus. Several miracles were claimed, to prove the authenticy of these items, and St. Helena returned with a piece of the cross and the nails. Though the details vary with the story, it is widely held that one nail was used to make a bridle, one was used to make the Helmet of Constantine and two were cast into the Adriatic Sea.
See also
External links
- Saints Alive! Relics of Constantine, and his mother, St. Helen (http://www.ichrusa.com/saintsalive/constant.htm)