Valentine’s Day, also called St. Valentine’s Day, day
(February 14) when lovers express their affection with greetings and
gifts. Although there were several Christian martyrs named Valentine,
the day probably took its name from a priest who was martyred about ad
270 by the emperor Claudius II Gothicus. According to legend, the
priest signed a letter to his jailer’s daughter, whom he had befriended
and with whom he had fallen in love, “from your Valentine.”...Continue reading...
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[link]Valentine’s Day, also called St. Valentine’s Day, day
(February 14) when lovers express their affection with greetings and
gifts. Although there were several Christian martyrs named Valentine,
the day probably took its name from a priest who was martyred about ad
270 by the emperor Claudius II Gothicus. According to legend, the
priest signed a letter to his jailer’s daughter, whom he had befriended
and with whom he had fallen in love, “from your Valentine.”...Continue reading...
Valentine’s Day, also called St. Valentine’s Day, day
(February 14) when lovers express their affection with greetings and
gifts. Although there were several Christian martyrs named Valentine,
the day probably took its name from a priest who was martyred about ad
270 by the emperor Claudius II Gothicus. According to legend, the
priest signed a letter to his jailer’s daughter, whom he had befriended
and with whom he had fallen in love, “from your Valentine.”...Continue reading...
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