Valentine was executed on February 14 in the year 270 and this date is commemorated as St Valentine’s Day in various Christian denominations.

St. Valentine is a legendary Christian martyr who is connected to Valentine’s Day. Here are the various stories about his origin and how it relates to the holiday of love.

Pope Gelasius declared Feb. 14 as St. Valentine’s Day in 496 AD. It was not until much later, however, that the day became definitively associated with love.

Celebrations of the day faded with the growth of Christianity until it was revived by Pope Gelasius who declared Feb. 14 the feast for St. Valentine’s Day in 496 A.D.

Next week, an odd juxtaposition of commemorations occurs when Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 14, St. Valentine’s Day. On the surface, it would seem that the two remembrances couldn’t be further ...

While some believe the holiday began with the death of St. Valentine, others believe that the "Christian church may have decided to place St. Valentine’s feast day in the middle of February in ...

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago on Feb. 14, 1929, made news all over the world, including in The Fargo Forum, but you might be surprised at what else made news that day.

Valentine's Day originated as a Western Christian feast day honoring an early Saint named Valentine. It is still an official feast in some denominations, although the day was removed from the ...