I was moved to post this because my e-mail In box contained a Twitter message consisting of several recent posts there. One of those posts said:
"St. Valentine was beaten, stoned, beheaded and buried on 14 Feb 269 AD for helping persecuted Christians and marrying Christian couples!"
That IS a pretty bloody story, considering that we now celebrate Valentine's Day by sending out greeting cards (sometimes pretty cheap ones, if we're little kids just getting acquainted with the holiday) and giving flowers or chocolates.
It would seem that the part about marrying Christian couples helps to explain why we now associate the name Valentine with love and romance.
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