Many countries, such as Italy and France, still call this Saint Valentine’s Day, a rarity now in the English-speaking world. The details surrounding St.…
Many countries, such as Italy and France, still call this Saint Valentine’s Day, a rarity now in the English-speaking world.
The details surrounding St. Valentine — or Valentinus, as he was called then — are contested, but the real Valentinus seems to have been a third-century Roman priest known for ministering to persecuted Christians, whose lives were always in danger of martyrdom under the Roman Emperor Claudius II.
Valentine is also remembered for having celebrated illegal Christian weddings, putting his life on the line for young couples who wished to wed before God.
