Briefly mentioned by documents and history books and rarely part of collective memory, the wives, mothers and daughters of Romanian boyars of the past have raised the interest of researchers. Some of them have found that these women had contributed a lot to the political, cultural and religious life of their time. Such an example is Lady Elena Cantacuzino, born in 1611, daughter of the ruler of Wallachia, Radu Serban, mother of ruler Serban Cantacuzino, of scholar Constantin Cantacuzino, of army chief Mihai Cantacuzino and the grandmother of ruler Constantin Brancoveanu. Lady Elena and two of her children went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, which was something extraordinary for the 17th century. In Jerusalem, in the area where Jesus was crucified, she donated a golden plate, inscribed with the name of her son, Serban Cantacuzino, which is now part of the heritage of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem. Religion was a very important part of her life, alongside culture and education. One of