{"id":595,"date":"2013-04-08T13:13:31","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T17:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeCloisterCapitalConstantineHelena.jpg"},"modified":"2013-04-08T13:13:31","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T17:13:31","slug":"olympus-digital-camera-44","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/?attachment_id=595","title":{"rendered":"Monreale Cloister Capital Constatine Helena"},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a rel='attachment' href='https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeCloisterCapitalConstantineHelena.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeCloisterCapitalConstantineHelena-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeCloisterCapitalConstantineHelena-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeCloisterCapitalConstantineHelena-332x249.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.envisioningnormansicily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MonrealeCloisterCapitalConstantineHelena.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Type of Site: Church (including Cathedrals)<br \/>\nDate: ca. 1172-1176 CE<br \/>\nDescription:<br \/>\n     Atop the marble columns rests these detailed and magnificent structures depicting various stories from the bible.  &#8220;To the right of the church, as part of a Benedictine abbey, cloisters took shape like a Muslim courtyard with porticos.  It&#8217;s not too much to imagine that Roger II would have been proud of his grandson&#8217;s effort, though he might have considered the mosaics a bit crude&#8221; (Banjamin p. 180).  The story of Constantine is complicated to state the very least.  He supported and legalized the spread of Christianity.  Moreover, he established Constantinople as the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.  Helena or St. Helena is also represented in this depiction and her official title is often cited as Empress Helena.  She was given this name by her son, Constantine and is best attributed to her findings of the true cross to which Christ bared.  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