Saint Helen of Serbia
Saint Helen of Serbia Света Јелена Српска Sveta Jelena Srpska | |
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Portrait of Queen Helen of Serbia, fresco in Serbian Orthodox Sopoćani Monastery | |
| Church Builder | |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Attributes | Church Builder |
| Queen consort of Serbia | |
| Tenure | 1243–1276 |
| Born | c. 1235 |
| Died | 8 February 1314 (aged c. 78) Church of St. Nicholas, Skadar |
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| Spouse | Stefan Uroš I |
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| Religion | Roman Catholic, then Serbian Orthodox |
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Saint Helen of Serbia (Serbian: Света Јелена Српска, romanized: Sveta Jelena Srpska; c. 1235 – 8 February 1314) was the queen consort of the Serbian Kingdom, as the spouse of King Stefan Uroš I, who ruled from 1243 to 1276. Their sons were later Serbian kings Stefan Dragutin (1276–1282) and Stefan Milutin (1282–1321). As a dowager-queen, she held the provincial governorship in the regions of Zeta and Travunija (until 1308). She built Gradac Monastery and was known for her religious tolerance. She is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church. Her relics, however, are now lost.