So the story goes, Valentines Day is named in honour of a Roman Priest named Valentine who disobeyed Emperor Claudius by performing illegal marriages for young lovers.
Marriage was forbidden by Claudius but Valentine felt sorry for young lovers and married them secretly. He was eventually jailed and there he fell in love with his jailer’s daughter. His final note to her, before his execution on February 14, was signed 'from your Valentine'.
In years to follow, for his duty to love, the good priest Valentine was remembered as a Saint and in Italy, France and England the custom of celebrating a day for lovers each year on February 14 began.
In years to follow, for his duty to love, the good priest Valentine was remembered as a Saint and in Italy, France and England the custom of celebrating a day for lovers each year on February 14 began.
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