St Helen's (VA) Junior and Infant School

Early Years Foundation

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Prospectus

Who was St Helen?

St Helen lived in the 3^rd century AD, and was the mother of Constantine, a great Soldier and Roman general who became emperor of Rome. St Helen as queen mother travelled to the holy land where she excavated the holy sites and protected them by building churches over them. Some survive to this day such as the Holy Sepulchre and the church of the nativity. St Helen found the remains of the cross on which Jesus died. This is now housed in St Peters in Rome. St Helen became a Baptist Christian and many parish churches in Yorkshire are dedicated to her. Our Church in Hemsworth is named after her as is our school but it is not known for sure if there was any association with her as there is very little historical evidence.