Posts Tagged ‘Valentine’

Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF ST. VALENTINE’S DAY Podcast version   he day we associate with love and romance has a history that traces back almost three millennia to ancient Rome but winds through Roman North Africa, England, and the United States. St. Valentine was martyred on February 14. However, Valentine or Valentinus is the name of at least…

Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF ST. VALENTINE’S DAY St. Valentine was martyred on February 14. However, Valentine or Valentinus is the name of at least three martyred saints. The most celebrated are the two martyrs whose festival days fall on February 14. One was a Roman priest, the other, bishop of Terni.   Historical Context It would appear from…