Saint Valentine's feast could have been a replacement for Lupercalia, but Lenski said there's no hard proof of this. A lot about this day is very mysterious.

St. Valentine is a legendary Christian martyr who is connected to Valentine’s Day. Here are the various stories about his origin and how it relates to the holiday of love.

As couples across the world prepared for Valentine's Day in February 2025, a rumor cropped up on social media that St. Valentine is not only the patron saint of lovers, but also of beekeepers ...

St. Valentine — whether priest or bishop — was martyred on Feb. 14, now celebrated as Valentine’s Day. According to most accounts, he was beaten and then beheaded after a time of imprisonment.

Valentine's Day will be here before you know it. The beginning of the holiday in the middle of February is shrouded in mystery, including who was Saint Valentine since Valentinus was a common name ...

The Feast of Saint Valentine (Saint Valentine's Day) has been observed each 14 February since then. In the high middle ages (1000-1250 AD), Saint Valentine became an icon for love and romance.

“St. Valentine very much gets confused with that image of Cupid, the angelic cherub shooting his arrows; of chocolates and roses and dinners for two and all that romantic aspect of it.

Valentine’s Day has been celebrated for hundreds of years but many people don’t know its history nor who Saint Valentine was. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can ...

The Roman Martyrology, the official record of Catholic saints, lists several that were named Valentine, two of whom were martyred on February 14, but there are no existing contemporary records of ...

Saint Valentine's feast could have been a replacement for Lupercalia, but Lenski said there's no hard proof of this. A lot about this day is very mysterious.

Saint Valentine's feast could have been a replacement for Lupercalia, but Lenski said there's no hard proof of this. A lot about this day is very mysterious.