Saint Helena, Saint Helena, standing by the cross. In the background you can see how she watches workers with shovels in the ground looking for the cross. At the bottom of the print her name day is August 18 and the date of the Finding of the Holy Cross (May 3). Below this is a short statement in Latin about her family relationship with Emperor Constantine the Great and her role in finding the cross on Golgotha in the year 326., print, print maker: Michael Snijders, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1610 - 1672, paper, engraving, height, 164 mm × width, 111 mm


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