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  2. Saint Valentine - Wikipedia

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    For Saint Valentine of Rome, along with Saint Valentine of Terni, "abstracts of the acts of the two saints were in nearly every church and monastery of Europe", according to Professor Jack B. Oruch of the University of Kansas. [10] Saint Valentine is commemorated in the Anglican Communion [11] and the Lutheran Churches on February 14. [12]

  3. Valentine's Day - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Portal:Catholic Church/Patron Archive/February 14 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Do You Know the Real History of Valentine's Day? - AOL

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    The identity of St. Valentine is also up for debate. According to NPR , Emperor Claudius II of Rome executed two different men named Valentine on February 14 (in two different years) during the ...

  6. Christianization of saints and feasts - Wikipedia

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    In the ancient Roman world, 24 June was the traditional date of the summer solstice and 25 December the date of the winter solstice, [15] both of which were marked by festivals. [16] [17] In the 4th century AD, the Christian church began marking 24 June as the birth day of Saint John the Baptist and 25 December as the birth day of Jesus.

  7. Santa Maria in Cosmedin - Wikipedia

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    Reliquary of the alleged skull of St. Valentine. Among the relics of several dozen saints in Santa Maria in Cosmedin, in a side altar on the north side is a flower-crowned skull alleged to be Saint Valentine, a third-century Roman cleric martyred on February 14. There are, however, two other Valentines with commemorations on that day, so the ...

  8. You'll Love Learning These Surprising Valentine's Day Facts - AOL

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    Quiz your friends and family on these Valentine's Day facts on February 14. They'll make you rethink everything you know about the holiday of love!

  9. Santa Prassede - Wikipedia

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    In the apse, Jesus is in the center, flanked by Sts. Peter and Paul who present Prassede and Pudenziana to God. On the far left is Paschal, with the square halo of the living, presenting a model of the church as an offering to Jesus. Below runs an inscription of Paschal's, hoping that this offering will be sufficient to secure his place in heaven.

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