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Saint Valentine of Rome was martyred on February 14 in AD 269. [39] 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
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.
St Valentine baptizing St Lucilla, Jacopo Bassano. J.C. Cooper, in The Dictionary of Christianity, writes that Saint Valentine was "a priest of Rome who was imprisoned for succouring persecuted Christians." [30] Contemporary records of Saint Valentine were most probably destroyed during this Diocletianic Persecution in the early 4th century. [31]
Red roses as a symbol of romance dates back to ancient Rome—it was the favorite posy of Venus, the Roman goddess of love (and Cupid's mom). ... St. Valentine remains the patron saint of love ...
Beekeepers - Ambrose of Milan, Bernard of Clairvaux, Valentine; Beggars - Ambrose of Milan, [5] Elisabeth of Hungary, [10] Giles, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur; Bell makers - Agatha of Sicily [6] Belt makers - Alexius of Rome; Bird dealers - John the Baptist; Blacksmiths - Dunstan, [5] Peter the Apostle; Boatmen - Julian the Hospitaller
What Christian martyr is considered the patron saint of lovers? Answer: Saint Valentine. The Spangler Candy Company produces what popular Valentine's Day candy? Answer: Sweethearts conversation hearts
St. Hilarion Calendar of Saints for the year of our Lord 2004. St. Hilarion Press (Austin, TX). p. 15. The Fourteenth Day of the Month of February. Orthodoxy in China. February 14. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome. The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome ...
Patron saint: Saint Valentine: Saint day: February 14: Website: ... It is 104 kilometres (65 miles) northeast of Rome and 81 km south of the regional capital, Perugia.