Helena was born around 1101.
She was of noble family and is generally believed to have been the daughter of the Jarl Guthorm.
In adult life, she married and bore children.
After the death of her husband, she lived on his farm at Våmb.
 She also gave her belongings to the poor and undertook a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
She returned and settled on the farm where she dedicated herself to spiritual and kind actions.
According to legend, it is Helena who built Våmbs Church (Våmbs kyrka) in the Skara diocese at the farm in Våmb.
The church in Skövde, now called Church of Saint Helena (Sankta Helena kyrka), was also largely built as a result of generous donations from Helena.

Helena had a daughter who had married, and was beaten and abused by her husband.
After a time, the servants at Helena's farm united and killed the husband.
His relatives blamed Helena for the murder, even though she was on a pilgrimage to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem at the time.
To avenge his death they killed Helena at Götene while she was on her way to church in 1160.

Helena was canonized in 1164 by the Pope Alexander III with the sponsorship of Stefan (dead 1185), the first Archbishop of Uppsala.
Her legend was first written down by Brynolf Algotsson, Bishop of Skara (1278–1317).
Helena was born around 1101. She was of noble family and is generally believed to have been the daughter of the Jarl Guthorm. In adult life, she married and bore children. After the death of her husband, she lived on his farm at Våmb.  She also gave her belongings to the poor and undertook a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. She returned and settled on the farm where she dedicated herself to spiritual and kind actions. According to legend, it is Helena who built Våmbs Church (Våmbs kyrka) in the Skara diocese at the farm in Våmb. The church in Skövde, now called Church of Saint Helena (Sankta Helena kyrka), was also largely built as a result of generous donations from Helena.
Helena had a daughter who had married, and was beaten and abused by her husband. After a time, the servants at Helena's farm united and killed the husband. His relatives blamed Helena for the murder, even though she was on a pilgrimage to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem at the time. To avenge his death they killed Helena at Götene while she was on her way to church in 1160.
Helena was canonized in 1164 by the Pope Alexander III with the sponsorship of Stefan (dead 1185), the first Archbishop of Uppsala. Her legend was first written down by Brynolf Algotsson, Bishop of Skara (1278–1317).
Helena of Skövde