ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 1st of February
SAINT HELENA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR
According to Gelenius*, Helena, as well as her sisters Brigida and Sapientia, are venerated as daughters of the holy King Kilian and relatives of Saint Ursula. The Bollandists list her on February 1. She is also commemorated on October 21.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 618)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Helena may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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