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One legend says Valentine was Roman priest who lived in the 3rd Century, CE. At the time, Emperor Claudius II outlawed marriage for young men, believing that single men made better soldiers and were more likely to go to war than married men. Valentine continued to marry young couples in secret but was discovered, tortured, and executed by Claudius. This account says Valentine did the priestly act of falling in love with the jailor’s daughter and wrote her a message before his death, signing it “From your Valentine”. This was the Saint Valentine of Rome, martyred on February 14 in 269 CE, and the Valentine associated with the ‘holiday’. Loading...
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Image: Saint Valentine of Terni oversees the construction of his basilica at Terni, from a 14th-century French manuscript (BN, Mss fr. 185). Public Domain.Loading...
_______________________________The Story of Valentine's Day
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Did you know? You can celebrate Valentine’s Day several times a year. For example, the Eastern Orthodox Church officially celebrates St. Valentine twice, once as an elder of the church on July 6 and once as a martyr on July 30. And there are more! (History.com)Loading...
_______________________________The Story of Valentine's Day