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Elaine is indeed an Orthodox saint's name, as it is derived from the name Helen. St. Helen was the mother of St. Constantine the Great. Together, the two of them "discovered" the one true Cross upon which our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was crucified. In fact, in their search for the foundations of the Christian faith, the mother and son duo came upon all three crosses from that historic day that were buried upon the hilltop of Golgotha. As a result, they were unsure as to which was the Cross belonging to Christ. One tradition of the story tells that a sweet-smelling herb began to grow at the foot of the one Cross. No one knew what the herb was, so they named it basil, which means "king", in honour of The Lord Himself.
Quoted from OrthodoxWiki, the information regarding the empress and holy saint is stated: "According to a number of early writers, the Empress Helen, (c.255-c.330 AD), mother of Constantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome, at a date after 312 AD when Christianity was legalized throughout the Empire, traveled to the Holy Land, founding churches and establishing relief agencies for the poor. It was at this time that she discovered the hiding place of three crosses used at the crucifixion of Jesus and the two thieves that were executed with him. By a miracle it was revealed which of the three was the True Cross"
Sts. Constantine and Helen are annually commemorated on May 21.
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Who is the saint for a girl name elaine?
St. Elaine
Who is the patron saint of Elaine?
The patron saint for Elaine is St. Helen.
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The Orthodox patron saint for the homeless is saint Xenia.
Is there a Saint Elaine?
There is no Saint Elaine. However, I believe the name derives from Helena (Helen, Ellen, Elene). St Helena was the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. She is credited with finding the True Cross of Our Lord.
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