"Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do...but how much love we put into that action."- Mother Teresa
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| Valentine's Day 2014 |
The origin of St. Valentine, and how many St. Valentines there were,
remains a mystery. One opinion is that he was a Roman martyred for
refusing to give up his Chrisitan faith. Other historians hold that St. Valentine was a temple priest jailed for defiance during the reign of Claudius. Whoever he was,
Valentine really existed because archaeologists have unearthed a Roman
catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to Saint Valentine. In 496 AD
Pope Gelasius marked February 14th as a celebration in honor of his
martyrdom.
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=159
