Who was St Valentine?
Perhaps this is the question we ask every Valentine’s day. And there are many articles we could find from the internet, telling about legends of how it all began. But my favorite is this.
The day gets its name from a famous saint, but there are several stories of who he was.
The popular belief about St Valentine is that he was a priest from Rome in the third century AD.
Emperor Claudius II had banned marriage because he thought married men were bad soldiers. Valentine felt this was unfair, so he broke the rules and arranged marriages in secret.
When Claudius found out, Valentine was thrown in jail and sentenced to death.
There, he fell in love with the jailer’s daughter and when he was taken to be killed on 14 February he sent her a love letter signed “from your Valentine”.
And the rest was history. Today, we celebrate the day showing affection to people we love, giving flowers, chocolates, and exchanging of love letters. On this Valentine’s day, I wish everyone more love and happiness. And I have a valentine’s gift for you. You can get an ebook copy of my book ‘North Emblem’ for only $0.99 at
Happy Hearts Day everyone!
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