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The Feast of Saint Valentine, also known as Saint Valentine's Day, was established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honour of the Christian martyr. [40] A shrine of Saint Valentine in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland. February 14 is Saint Valentine's Day in the Lutheran calendar of saints. [12]
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, [1] is celebrated annually on February 14. [2] It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine , and through later folk traditions it has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in ...
Saint Valentine (Italian: San Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his feast day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. He is also a patron saint of Terni, epilepsy and beekeepers.
Saint Valentine, 3rd century Roman saint; Valentine of Passau (died 475), Catholic saint, monk, abbot, bishop and hermit; Pope Valentine (died 827), briefly Roman Catholic pope; Valentine Abt (1873–1942), American composer and mandolin player; Valentine Ackland (1906–1969), English poet; Valentine Berriochoa, one of the Vietnamese Martyrs
Saint Valentine's Key is a metal key charm named after Saint Valentine, the patron saint of love and marriage inter alia. The charm is used in the province of Padua, Italy, where it is believed to offer a cure for epilepsy, a condition traditionally known as "Saint Valentine's Malady." In addition to its curative properties, the key is also ...
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, the intended album title for rapper 50 Cent's second studio album. It was later retitled The Massacre, due to date pushbacks. The album was released on March 3, 2005. [18] Grand Theft Auto Online featured an update titled the Valentine's Day Massacre Special. The update released on February 14, 2014. [19]
Frank Gusenberg (October 11, 1893 – February 14, 1929) was an American contract killer and a victim of the Saint Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago, Illinois.
Valentine (name), a given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional characters so named Saint Valentine of Rome, the eponym of Valentine's Day; Valentine (writer), pseudonym of Archibald Thomas Pechey