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Helena Dragaš
b.Abt 1372
d.23 May 1450
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Name Helena Dragaš
Gender Female
Birth[1] Abt 1372
Marriage to Manuel II Palaiologos
Death[1] 23 May 1450
Reference Number? Q272418?


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Helena Dragaš (Jelena Dragaš, , Helénē Dragásē; c. 1372 – 23 March 1450) was the empress consort of Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and mother of the last two emperors, John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos. She served as regent after the death of her son John VIII in 1448 until 1449.

Later in life she became a nun. She is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church under her monastic name, as Saint , translated in English as Saint Patience.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Helena Dragaš, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.