Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Saint Valentine. Saint Valentine healing epilepsy, illustrated by Dr. František Ehrmann, circa 1899. 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 ...
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 ...
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]
Catholic Church/Patron Archive/February 14. 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 Saints' Day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love.
St Dwynwen's Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Anglesey. Feast. 25 January. Patronage. Lovers in Wales. Sick animals. Saint Dwynwen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdʊɨnwɛn]; fl. 5th century), sometimes known as Dwyn or Donwen, [2] is the Welsh patron saint of lovers. She is celebrated throughout Wales on 25 January.
Between 1909 and 1914, Gusenberg was a suspect in numerous armed robberies and burglaries in the Chicago area. The Gusenberg brothers and Bugs Moran then joined Dean O'Banion 's North Side Gang. They became two of the gang's chief hitmen. After O'Banion was murdered in November 1924, most likely by rival members of the Johnny Torrio - Al Capone ...
The Fair Maid of Perth (or St. Valentine's Day) is an 1828 novel by Sir Walter Scott, one of the Waverley novels.Inspired by the strange, but historically true, story of the Battle of the North Inch, [1] it is set in Perth (known at the time as Saint John's Toun, i.e. John's Town) and other parts of Scotland around 1400.
Claudius Gothicus has been linked to Saint Valentine since the Middle Ages. Contemporary records of his deeds were most probably destroyed during the Diocletianic Persecution in early 4th century [47] and a tale of martyrdom was recorded in Passio Marii et Marthae, a work published in the 5th or 6th century.