SAINT
saint-helena-dragas
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Helena Dragaš was the Empress consort of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and the mother of the last two emperors, John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos. She served as the regent of the Byzantine Empire after the death of her son John VIII in 1448 until the enthronement of her son Constantine XI in 1449.
feast Day
05-29
birth Date
1372
death Date
1450-03-23
canonization Status
venerable
feast Month
5
content Subtype
saint_biography
feast Day Of Month
29