27 окт. 2024 г. · Although there were several Christian martyrs named Valentine, Valentine's Day may have taken its name from a priest who was martyred about 270 ...

22 дек. 2009 г. · Find out about the meaning and history of Valentine's Day, from the ancient Roman ritual of Lupercalia that welcomed spring to the card-giving customs of ...

7 февр. 2023 г. · To celebrate the martyrdom of St. Valentine, Pope Gelasius officially eradicated the festival of Lupercalia in the late 5th century A.D. and ...

25 янв. 2024 г. · St. Valentine's Day was a feast day in the Catholic religion, added to the liturgical calendar around 500 AD. The day was commemorated for ... Who was Saint Valentine? · Why do we celebrate...

In the 5th century Pope Gelasius officially declared February 14th St. Valentine's Day and Luperalia was outlawed. But it still was not a day for lovers. By the ...

Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle ...

13 февр. 2011 г. · Emperor Claudius II executed two men — both named Valentine — on Feb. 14 of different years in the third century. Their martyrdom was honored by ...

13 февр. 2018 г. · The first Valentine was a priest who was arrested during the Roman persecutions of Christians. When brought before the emperor, Valentine ...

14 февр. 2023 г. · A popular belief about St Valentine is that he was a priest from Rome in the third century AD.