St. Valentine Story
One common story about St. Valentine is that in one point of his life, as the former Bishop of Terni, Narnia and Amelia, he was on house arrest with Judge Asterius. While discussing religion and faith with the Judge, Valentine pledged the validity of Jesus. The judge immediately put Valentine and his faith to the test.
St. Valentine was presented with the judge’s blind daughter and told to restore her sight. If he succeeded, the judge vowed to do anything for Valentine. Placing his hands onto her eyes, Valentine restored the child’s vision.
Judge Asterius was humbled and obeyed Valentine’s requests. Asterius broke all the idols around his house, fasted for three days and became baptized, along with his family and entire 44 member household. The now faithful judge then freed all of his Christian inmates.
St. Valentine was later arrested again for continuing to try to convert people to Christianity. He was sent to Rome under the emperor Claudius Gothicus (Claudius II). St. Valentine refused to renounce his faith and Christianity and was executed outside the Flaminian Gate on February 14, 269.
Another variation of the legend of St. Valentine says he refused to sacrifice to pagan gods, was imprisoned and while imprisoned he healed the jailer’s blind daughter. On the day of his execution, he left the girl a note signed, “Your Valentine.”
The romantic nature of Valentine’s Day may have derived during the Middle Ages, when it was believed that birds paired couples in mid-February. Although the exact origin of the holiday is not widely agreed upon, it is widely recognized as a day for love, devotion and romance.
Whoever he was, Valentine did really exist, because archaeologists have unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to St. Valentine. In 496 AD Pope Gelasius marked February 14th as a celebration in honor of his martyrdom.
In 1969, the Roman Catholic Church removed St. Valentine from the General Roman Calendar, because so little is known about him. However, the church still recognizes him as a saint, listing him in the February 14 spot of Roman Martyrolgy.
Source: http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=159
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Thank you 4 this Miriam ma’am❤
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You’re welcome, my dear *°• ♥ •°*!
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I’m not sure I knew this history. Thanks for sharing…fascinating!
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Yes, I taught that to my students as part of the seasonal lesson!
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I probably did, too, in China… My mind is failing me now ha ha
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What happened?
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I mean, I’m getting old…my memories fade. 😉
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So am I, I just do my best!
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Wow, interesting–I was unfamiliar with this history. Thank you!!
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That was part of my lesson when I taught school, hehe… didn’t make special effort for the research!!
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I thoroughly enjoyed it 🙂
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Thank you for reading. Ooops, have to go, good night!
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Good night–sleep well 🙂
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I did. Good morning!
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Interesting! Thanks Miriam for sharing this!
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It was a turmoil period of time especially when Catholic converted into Christian.
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nice info mirium
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Thank you for reading it!
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What a brilliant story thank you for sharing 🌹it makes us think
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Yes, back in those day, Catholics who converted into Christian faced great persecution. It happened in royalty also!
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Wow!
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Inspiring!!
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Love this, though i am of different religion, i found this article amazing and inspiring. Much can be learned from valentine noble intention.
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Yes, it’s an amazing story. People were willing to die for their faith and conviction!
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Great post on the origin of Valentine’s Day…always heard it was a bit morbid…what a sacrifice people made for their faith and beliefs!
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Yes, especially back in those days!
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I like your article, very inspiring and thank you for your post
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You’re welcome. It’s inspiring to me also. I know back in those days, a lot of people had to sacrifice for their faith.
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Thank you for such an informative and inspiring article on the real St. Valentine and the origins of Valentine’s Day! Blessings to you!
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You’re welcome! I always like to find the original stories!
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