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Reina Elena (Queen Helena) – She represents Saint Helena herself, and holds a cross or crucifix to symbolise the True Cross of Jesus. This considerably prestigious role is often awarded to the most beautiful girl or most important matron of the pageant. Some communities keep secret the identity of a Reina Elena until the Santacruzan itself ...
The Reyna Elena, representing Saint Helena, is the last and grandest; the most beautiful woman in the pageant, she bears a cross or crucifix symbolising the True Cross, as she is escorted by a young boy representing Emperor Constantine. Participants walk under arches, often carried and decorated with flowers or symbols of bounty.
Regina Elena (English: Queen Elena) may refer to Queen Elena of Italy (Italian: Regina Elena) The Premio Regina Elena, an Italian flat race for horses; Regina Elena, an Italian barque launched in 1903; Regina Elena, an Italian battleship launched in 1904. Queen Mother Elena of Romania
Regina Elena on 17 May 1907, about four months before she was commissioned. History Italy Name Regina Elena Namesake Elena of Montenegro Operator Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) Builder Arsenale di La Spezia Laid down 27 March 1901 Launched 19 June 1904 Completed 11 September 1907 Stricken 16 February 1923 Fate Scrapped General characteristics Class and type Regina Elena -class pre ...
Flavia Julia Helena [a] (/ ˈ h ɛ l ə n ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, Helénē; c. AD 246/248 – 330), also known as Helena of Constantinople and in Christianity as Saint Helena, [b] was an Augusta of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great.
Line drawing of the Regina Elena class from the 1912 edition of Brassey ' s Naval Annual. The ships of the Regina Elena class were 132.6 meters (435 ft) long at the waterline and 144.6 m (474 ft 5 in) long overall. They had a beam of 22.4 m (73 ft 6 in) and a draft of 7.91 to 8.58 m (25 ft 11 in to 28 ft 2 in). They displaced 12,550 to 12,658 ...
Eastwell Park as it appeared between 1843 and 1894 (south facade). Marie was the eldest daughter and second child of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, and the former Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, respectively the son of Queen Victoria and the daughter of Emperor Alexander II.
Elene is a poem in Old English, that is sometimes known as Saint Helena Finds the True Cross.It was translated from a Latin text and is the longest of Cynewulf's four signed poems.