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.

The Saint Valentine who performed secret weddings was said to have healed his captor's blind daughter, which lead to her entire household converting to Christianity.

Who was St Valentine and why is he associated with love? Martyr thought to have performed Christian weddings in defiance of Emperor Claudius and delivered secret letters between jailed lovers ...

St. Valentine is known as the patron saint of lovers in the Christian faith. There are various legends about a religious figure named Valentine or Valentinus who was martyred on February 14 in the ...

Others believe Valentine’s Day is the namesake holiday of Saint Valentine of Terni.This Saint Valentine was a bishop in third-century Rome and is known for having married two lovers of differing ...

Gloria and Robert Watson seal their wedding vows with a kiss in front of family and friends during a wedding ceremony at the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul on Valentine's Day, Friday, Feb ...

One legend tells of Saint Valentine, a Roman priest who secretly performed weddings to defy Emperor Claudius II’s ban on marriages for young men. For this, he was arrested and executed.

Valentine's Day originated as a Western Christian feast day honoring an early Saint named Valentine. It is still an official feast in some denominations, although the day was removed from the ...

Hennepin County District Court took the lead in offering weddings for free beginning in 2013, and last year Ramsey and St. Louis County district courts joined the effort.

Saint Valentine was a priest in ancient Rome who defied Emperor Claudius II’s order banning young men from marriage. He secretly performed weddings and was later arrested and executed.

Interesting things you didn't know about St. Valentine [MetaAI] Anna Ajayi Follow; ... He was a man who defied powerful rulers, stood up for love, and possibly even performed secret weddings.