Valentines day

"The story of Valentine's Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman
emperor and a humble Christian Martyr. The emperor was Claudius II. The Christian was
Valentinus. During the last weeks of Valentinus's life a remarkable thing happened. Seeing that
he was a man of learning, the jailer asked whether his daughter, Julia, might be brought to
Valentinus for lessons. She had been blind since birth. Julia was a pretty young girl with a
quick mind. Valentinus read stories of Rome's history to her. He described the world of nature
to her. He taught her arithmetic and told her about God. She saw the world through his eyes,
trusted his wisdom, and found comfort in his quiet strength.
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Another legend is that St. Valentine was a priest who served during third century Rome.
During that time, there was an Emperor who ruled Rome named Claudius II. Emperor Claudius
II decided that single men made better soldiers than those that were married and outlawed
marriage for all young men serving in his army. Supposedly, Valentine, decided this decree just
wasn't fair and chose to marry young couples secretly. When Emperor Claudius II found out
about Valentine's actions he had him impisoned, and later put to death. Some stories say that the
young couples, who Valentine had married, gave flowers and letters to Valentine when they
visited him in the prison.
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One story claims that Valentine was a priest in third-century Rome. Claudius II thought
that single men made better soldiers, so he outlawed young men from marrying. When
Valentine defied this order and kept performing marriages, Claudius had him executed.

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Another story claims Valentine was killed for trying to help Christians escape Roman
prisons. When he was imprisoned, he fell in love with a girl and sent her the first Valentine, a
letter he signed From your Valentine.

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 According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, allegedly Valentinus name could refer to the three
martyr or saint (saints) are different, namely the following:

priest in Rome
bishop of Interamna (modern Terni)
martyr in the Roman province of Africa.

The relationship between the three martyrs with the feast of love (Valentine) is not clear.
Even Pope Gelasius I, in 496, stating that in fact nothing is known about these martyrs but the set
February 14 as the feast of the saint memorial Valentinus.
Some say that Pope Gelasius I accidentally set it to outperform the feast of Lupercalia celebrated
on February 15.
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