While Valentine's Day might be associated with romantic love, the real story behind its namesake, St. Valentine, is full of bloodshed and heartbreak.. There are multiple St. Valentines in history ...

Ancient sources reveal that there were several St. Valentines who died on Feb. 14. Two of them were executed during the reign of Roman Emperor Claudius Gothicus in 269-270 A.D., at a time when ...

The history of the real Saint Valentine, who lived during the Roman Empire, ... St. Valentine is also venerated in the Orthodox, Lutheran, and Anglican churches.

Pope Gelasius declared Feb. 14 as St. Valentine’s Day in 496 AD, and the rest is this history.

Valentine's Day can be linked to a Roman festival, which entailed fertility rites and the pairing off of women with men by lottery. But who was St. Valentine?

But Saint Valentine’s feast day didn’t used to be a big to-do — which should please those who think too much is being made of it now. “Valentine was not one of the more important saints ...

St. Valentine's Day was set at February 14th by Pope Gelasius, at around 500 AD. By this time, the 'lottery' system for romantic dating was deemed un-Christian and had been outlawed.

How did Valentine's Day begin? According to History.com, during the third century in Rome, ... Eventually, Lupercalia was banned and Feb. 14 was deemed as "St. Valentine's Day." ...

Valentine’s Day traces its roots back to the Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility festival that was commemorated annually on Feb. 15. In 496, Pope Gelasius I transformed the holiday into St ...

By Toby Shaw Across the world on February 14th, many flowers, cards and gifts will be exchanged between loved ones, as St. Valentine’s day is celebrated. However, the story of why we celebrat… ...

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.

St Valentine’s skull, crowned with flowers, is on display at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome, while the rest of his bodily remains are retained at St Anton’s Church in Madrid ...