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Saint of the Day (August 18) ✠  St. Helena ✠ Empress of the Roman Empire: Born: 246/50 AD Drepanum, Bithynia and Pontus Died: 327/30 AD (Aged 80) Rome, Tuscania et Umbria Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Anglican Communion Lutheran Church Canonized: Pre-Congregation Major Shrine: The shrine to Saint Helena in St. Peter's Basilica Feast: August 18 Saint Helena was an Empress of the Roman Empire, and the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. Born the lowest of commoners, possibly in Drepana, Bithynia in Asia Minor, she became the consort of the future Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus (reigned 293–306) and the mother of the future Emperor Constantine the Great (reigned 306–337). Biographical selection: After her pilgrimage at age 80 to the Holy Land and the finding of the True Cross in 326, St. Helena left Jerusalem. Her return trip to Rome was marked by the many charitable works she perform...

Saint of the Day (August 18) ✠  Saint Albert Hurtado ✠ birth name: Luis Alberto Miguel Hurtado Cruchaga Spanish (es)  Other names: Father Stolen Birth: Died January 22, 1901, Vina del Mar , Chile Death: Died August 18, 1952 (age 51) Santiago , Chile Death cause : Pancreatic cancer Grave: Chili  Nationality: Chilean Religion : Catholic Church  Mother tongue: Spanish  Fathers : Alberto Hurtado Larrain Ana Cruchaga Tocornal relatives : Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal (uncle) educated in : Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Doctoral thesis: Home Work (1923) Occupation: Jesuit , Catholic priest , lawyer , journalist , trade unionist, university professor , writer Positions held: Apostle  Beatification: October 16, 1994 by John Paul II Canonization: October 23, 2005 by Benedict XVI Festivity: Augus...