Hélion de Villeneuve (c. 1270 – 27 May 1346) was a French-born Grand Master of the Knights of St. John. He was the brother of Roseline of Villeneuve, OCart. Hélion died on the island of Rhodes.
The blazon of Hélion's coat-of-arms was Gules six tilting spears in fretty, in-between the spears semy of escutcheons, all or.[1]
There is a legend told of Hélion involving a dragon and a young knight.[2]
References
- "Armory of The Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Saint-John (Malta)". www.heraldica.org. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- Yonge, Charlotte M. (November 17, 1864). "What Is Better Than Slaying A Dragon". A Book of Golden Deeds. London: Blackie & Son, Ltd.