page_title: Helena Dragaš
hierarchical_section_title: Helena Dragaš
caption_attribution_description: English: Byzantine Icon of Saint Hipomoni (Saint Patience) found in the cave of Saint Patapios in Loutraki - Greece, created from unknown Holy Icon maker and aged centuries ago, perhaps on 15th century A.C. (photo from the monastery of saint Patapios)
context_page_description: Helena Dragaš 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 the arrival of his successor Constantine XI from Mistra in 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 Hypomone, translated in English as Saint Patience.
context_section_description: Helena Dragaš (Serbian: Јелена Драгаш, Jelena Dragaš, Greek: Ἑλένη Δραγάση, Elenē Dragasē; 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 the arrival of his successor Constantine XI from Mistra in 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 Hypomone (Ὑπομονὴ), translated in English as Saint Patience.
caption: Icon of Helena Dragaš as Saint Hypomone
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