[1] The Tsar approved the establishment of a church and in 1895 construction began. He and his illustrious mother, Saint Helen, are honored together on May 21. The "Great Persecution" of the Persian Christian churches occurred in a later period, 340-363, after the Persian Wars that reopened upon Constantine's death. Orthodoxy believes that the Church has her origin in the Apostolic Community called into being by Jesus Christ, and enlivened by the Holy Spirit. The church also serves as a spiritual beacon to Orthodox students from Greece, Cyprus, and the Middle East. Our church is located at: 4109 Avenue L, Galveston, TX 77550. https://www.facebook.com/stsconstantineandhelen/videos/233936131685107 Orthodoxy believes that the Church has her origin in the Apostolic Community called into being by Jesus Christ, and enlivened by the Holy Spirit. Even pagans like Praxagoras of Athens and Libanius showered him with praise. Equal to the Apostles Emperor Saint Constantine the Great (February 27, 272-May 22, 337) was proclaimed Augustus by his troops on July 25, 306 and ruled an ever-growing portion of the Roman Empire to his death. Holy & Divine Liturgy is served each Sunday at 10 AM, with confessions being heard every Sunday at 9 AM. It is a parish of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of New Gracanica - Midwestern America. Constantine managed to be at his deathbed in Eboracum (York, England), where troops loyal to his father's memory proclaimed him Emperor. St. Helen, Mother of St. Constantine. Please consider supporting OrthodoxWiki. 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When Saint Constantine was succeeded by his three sons Constantine II, Constans, and Constantius, in 337, Saint Athanasios returned to Alexandria in triumph. Equal of the Apostles and Emperor Constantine with his Mother Helen Commemorated on May 21. For all of Constantine’s great efforts on behalf of the Christian Church and in promoting its influence in his vast domain, and for his own repentance and life of faith, he is revered in the Eastern Church as Saint Constantine the Great, Equal-to-the-Apostles. 317.638.4162 One aspect of Constantine's life that secular historians use to indicate Constantine's incomplete acceptance of Christianity (from a modern view) was his notorious cruelty: he executed his own wife and eldest son in 326. The last member of his dynasty was his grandson, Julian the Apostate, who attempted to restore paganism. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church, 1861 United States Customs and Federal Court House, Scholes International Airport at Galveston, Galveston National Biocontainment Laboratory, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Sts. Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church 11025 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois, 60465, USA Telephone (708) 974-3400 Fax (708) 974-0179 … It should be noted, however, that Constantine's wife attempted to seduce Constantine's son (her step-son) and when he refused her advances, she accused him of raping her. Though the document called the "Donation of Constantine" was proved a forgery (though not until the 15th century, when the stories of Constantine's conversion were long-established "facts") it was attributed as documenting the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity for centuries. Constantine is famed for his re-founding of Byzantium as "New Rome," which was always called "Constantine's City"—Constantinople. Constantine was well educated and served at the court of Diocletian in Nicomediaas a kind of hostage after the appointment of his father Constantius, a general, as one of the two Caesars (at that time a junior emperor), in the Tetrarchy in 293. [5], Galveston native, Metropolitan Bishop Christopher Kovacevich of the Metropolitanate of Libertyville-Chicago, was born and raised as a member of Saints Constantine and Helen church. Report this profile About Father Evagoras is a dynamic, visionary and strategic leader. In 305, the Augustus, Maximian, abdicated, and Constantius succeeded to the position. Helena is considered by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern and Roman Catholic churches, as well as by the Anglican Communion and Lutheran Churches, as a saint, famed for her piety . Shapur II (ruled 310 - 379) wrote to his generals: It was not an unreasonable demand in the circumstances. As for his holy mother Helen, she was a native of Bithynia, and a daughter of an inn-keeper. [7], For his History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776–89), Edward Gibbon, aiming to unite the two extremes of Constantinian scholarship, offered a portrait of Constantine built on the contrasted narratives of Eusebius and Zosimus. Elliott's. [1] Tsar Nicholas II also personally donated icons for the Iconostasis, a gospel book, and a number of sacred vessels. To view our safety protocols, click here. His victory in 312 AD over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge resulted in his becoming Western Augustus, or ruler of the entire western half of the empire. The controversy that has surrounded Constantine's baptism is based upon the legend arising from the discredited documents of the Donation of Constantine, forged documents that date from about the mid eighth century. The legend presents a story that earlier in Constantine's career Bishop Sylvester I of Rome had baptized Constantine after curing him of leprosy. Saints Constantine & Elena Orthodox Church 1,297 views. [8] In a form that parallels his account of the empire's decline, Gibbon presents a noble war hero corrupted by Christian influences, who transforms into an Oriental despot in his old age: "a hero...degenerating into a cruel and dissolute monarch".[9]. Finally Saint Constantine the Great, misled by grave charges of the Saint's misconduct (which were completely false), had him exiled to Tiberius (Treves) in Gaul in 336. The contumely of the Christians consisted in their public refusal to participate in official rites that no one deeply believed in, but which were an equivalent of an oath of allegiance. Every member of our faculty, staff, and leadership is a dedicated and practicing Christian. Saints Constantine & Helen Orthodox Christian Church. [5] The church also holds the distinction of being the second oldest Serbian Orthodox church in the United States. The eastern orthodox community had existed in the port city of Galveston since 1861 as the parish of Saints Constantine and Helen. He also had Licinius, the East Roman emperor, strangled after his defeat, something he had publicly promised not to do. Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn. Constantine was well educated and served at the court of Diocletian in Nicomedia as a kind of hostage after the appointment of his father Constantius, a general, as one of the two Caesars (at that time a junior emperor), in the Tetrarchy in 293. He was born at Naissus, today's city of Niš in Upper Moesia (modern Serbia and Montenegro), to Constantius I Chlorus and an innkeeper's daughter, Helen. Email * Submit. The Website of Sts. The religion of Constantine the Great, while generally assumed to be Christian in view of his pro-Christian policies, is disputed by some secular historians, however the Church from the earliest times has considered him to be a devout Orthodox Christian. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. This great and renowned sovereign of the Christians was the son of Constantius Chlorus (the ruler of the westernmost parts of the Roman empire), and of the blessed Helen. 501 West 27th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001 Phone: 307.635.5929 | Email the Parish Office With more than half a century behind it, Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church now looks to the future. The penalty for doing this to an Empress was death, as was any act considered to be treason. The Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church is a Serbian Orthodox church located in Galveston, Texas, United States. [3][4][5] Services were originally held in Greek, Russian and Serbian; however, in 1933 the Greek members of the church voted to create a "daughter parish" of Sts. Constantine rebuilt the ancient Greek city of Byzantium, naming it Nea Roma, providing it with a Senate and civic offices similar to the older Rome. Constantine and Helen and operate it under the Greek Orthodox Church, naming their new church Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church. Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church 11025 South Roberts Road, Palos Hills, Illinois, 60465, USA Telephone (708) 974-3400 Fax (708) 974-0179 Email: sschpaloshills@gmail.com: Join our mailing list * Indicates required field. We come from a variety of Christian traditions and churches, but all affirm belief in creedal Christianity as it has been handed down over the ages. [1][2][3] By the late 1800s a group of Serbs, Greeks, and Russians appealed to the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Tsar Nicholas II for a church. Saints Constantine & Elena Website Video - Duration: 2:00. […] He called the First Ecumenical Council to settle the problem of Arianism, a dispute about the personhood and Godhood of Jesus Christ. The Saint Constantine School is an independent, pan-Orthodox Christian school that welcomes students from all faith traditions. Eusebius of Caesarea recorded that the bishops "performed the sacred ceremonies according to custom" [2] of baptizing Constantine in May 337 by the bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia before Constantine's death on May 22, 337 at age of 65. Christian historians ever since Lactantius have adhered to the view that Constantine "adopted" Christianity as a kind of replacement for the official Roman paganism. Became the capital of the Empire – who became Constantine the Great (,! 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