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Where is St. Helen, the mother of Constantine I, buried?

   St. Peters - Vatican City
   St. John Lateran - Rome
   Santa Maria in Aracoeli - Rome
   St. Mark's - Venice

Your answer was: Emperor Constantine I.


Answer: St. Helen, the mother of Constantine I, died around 330 (aged 83–84). Most of her relics rest in a large porphyry tub under an altar in Santa Maria in Aracoeli church in Rome. Her original sarcophagus is in the Vatican Museum. Emperor Charles IV gifted a part of her head to the Cathedral of Trier in Germany.

   
St. Helen's Head Relic from the Trier Cathetal


St. Helen's Sarcophagus is in the Vatican Museum


References
• St Helen findagrave.com (website)
• Sarcophagus St Helen Vatican Museum (website)
• The Holy Relics Of Saint Helena greekdiplomaticlife.com (website) 2017
• Joseph N. Tylenda, S. Maria in Araoeli, The Pilgrim's Guide To The Rome's Principal Churches The Liturgical Press copyright 1993 pages 224-231
• Santa Maria in Ara Coeli Wikipedia