Saints Constantine and Helena Monastery

Saints Constantine and Helena in the history of Christianity


St Constantine the Great (324 – 337) is a most prominent figure among the canonized saints in the history of the Christian Middle Ages. The time of his reign brought the end of the three centuries of persecution of Christians within the boundaries of the Roman Empire. Euthymius, Patriarch of Bulgaria, referred to him in his Laudatory Orations as the pride of kings, and held him up as a model to be imitated by the last Bulgarian kings of the Second Bulgarian Empire. At the end of 3^rd and the beginning of the 4^th centuries AD Constantine was one of the four Caesars that succeeded to the throne of the Roman Empire after one of the most ferocious enemies of Christianity – Emperor Diocletian (284 – 305). More about Saints Constantine and Helena

Saint Martyr Valentine's Relics Today pilgrims in the monastery can worship the small piece of St Martyr Valentine’s relics and ask for his prayers and protection. In the 3^rd century in Ombria, an Italian region, in the town of Intermna, the Bishop was Saint Valentine, a man ordained by God with the gift of cure. Curing people of all kinds of illnesses and infirmities by prayer and invoking the Most Holy Name of Jesus Christ, he converted the infidels from idolatry to God. At that time the pagan polytheism still dominated over the world and impious kings in the West and East persecuted the Christians. More about Saint Martyr Valentine

The Holy Spring The Holy spring (agiazmo) is situated in the altar behind the Communion table! People have many things in their life for nothing. These are things given by Our Lord and people haven’t taken pains over them. People were given many things by God for their own good. These are the earth and sky, the air and sun, water ... The monastery church was constructed on the spot of the holy spring and it is unique nowadays, there is no information about such a church in Europe; a church with a holy spring under the very Communion table, the place where the Holy Liturgy, the Sacrament of All Sacraments is celebrated. Believe, and saved you will be! Let it be to you according to your faith - says Our Lord in the Gospel. More about Holy Spring