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  2. Saint Valentine - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Valentine's Day - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  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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    As you probably know, the day is named after St. Valentine—but our story starts long before he came along. According to both The New York Times and History.com, the holiday's origin might stem ...

  6. Why You 'Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve' and Other Little ...

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    In 1969, the feast day was removed from the Christian liturgical calendar due to how little was known about the patron saint(s). However, St. Valentine remains the patron saint of love, engaged ...

  7. 50 Valentine's Day trivia questions and answers you're sure ...

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    Why does chocolate melt in your hand? Answer: The melting point of chocolate is between 86 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit, which is lower than the average body temperature of 98.6 degrees.

  8. List of Catholic saints - Wikipedia

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    This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...

  9. Calendar of saints - Wikipedia

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    A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340 –1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.