posted by: Suchitra David Feb 6 2010 @ 9:59 pm

There would be no Valentine’s Day without Saint Valentine.

Here’s a little bit about him…

Valentine was a holy priest in Rome, who, with St. Marius and his family, assisted the martyrs in the persecution under Claudius II. He was apprehended, and sent by the emperor to the prefect of Rome, who, on finding all his promises to make him renounce his faith in effectual, commended him to be beaten with clubs, and afterwards, to be beheaded, which was executed on February 14.

What does St. Valentine have to do with Valentine’s day? Why is it a day for lovers?

The reason that Saint Valentine was beheaded, actually was that he continued to marry young couples even though Claudius forbade it. Apparently Claudius thought that married soldiers weren’t as good as single soldiers.