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In Rome, Valentine was a holy pastor who supported the martyrs, together with St. Marius and his family, in the persecution under Claudius II. He was detained, and sent to the prefect of Rome by the emperor. After the prefect's futile attempts to make him leave his faith, he made him beaten with clubs, and later, declared his execution. Valentine's death sentence was carried out on February 14.

During the year 270, Pope Julius I is believed to have constructed a church near Ponte Mole in the memory of Valentine. This church, for a long time, provided name to the gate currently called Porta del Popolo (formerly known as Porta Valetini). The church of St. Praxedes is, now, abode to some of the greatest relics about Valentine. The prodigy is famous as an illustrious martyr in the sacramentary of St. Gregory, the Roman Missal of Thomasius, in the calendar of F. Fronto, in Bede, Notker, Usuard, Ado and all other martyrologies in our day.

To put an end to the heathen's lewd superstitious norm, held on the 15th February, when boys wrote the names of the girls as a tribute to their goddess - Februata Juno; some ardent pastors substituted the names of saints in billets. Until 1969, the 14th February was celebrated as a feast day to commemorate two Christian saints (out of them, one was Saint Valentine), who were martyred by the Roman Emperor - Claudius II Gothicus.

In this story, somewhere there had been love, and perhaps, that's why Saint Valentine was beheaded. Actually Claudius thought that wedded soldiers didn't perform as good as single soldiers. He used to help young couples in getting married although Claudius opposed it.


	Valentines Day » St. Valentine's Massacre In Rome, Valentine was a holy pastor who supported the martyrs, together with St. Marius and his family, in the persecution under Claudius II. He was detained, and sent to the prefect of Rome by the emperor. After the prefect's futile attempts to make him leave his faith, he made him beaten with clubs, and later, declared his execution. Valentine's death sentence was carried out on February 14. During the year 270, Pope Julius I is believed to have constructed a church near Ponte Mole in the memory of Valentine. This church, for a long time, provided name to the gate currently called Porta del Popolo (formerly known as Porta Valetini). The church of St. Praxedes is, now, abode to some of the greatest relics about Valentine. The prodigy is famous as an illustrious martyr in the sacramentary of St. Gregory, the Roman Missal of Thomasius, in the calendar of F. Fronto, in Bede, Notker, Usuard, Ado and all other martyrologies in our day. To put an end to the heathen's lewd superstitious norm, held on the 15th February, when boys wrote the names of the girls as a tribute to their goddess - Februata Juno; some ardent pastors substituted the names of saints in billets. Until 1969, the 14th February was celebrated as a feast day to commemorate two Christian saints (out of them, one was Saint Valentine), who were martyred by the Roman Emperor - Claudius II Gothicus. In this story, somewhere there had been love, and perhaps, that's why Saint Valentine was beheaded. Actually Claudius thought that wedded soldiers didn't perform as good as single soldiers. He used to help young couples in getting married although Claudius opposed it.