St. Valentine was no lover or patron of love ... the ancient highway stretching from Rome to present-day Rimini. Later, a chapel was built over the saint’s remains. The third third-century ...

All you lovebirds out there know that in just a couple of short weeks, Valentine's Day will be upon us. Some people say that ...

Our St Valentine is the one and only St Valentine of Rome, Patron Saint of Love. Though he’s also the patron saint of people with epilepsy…and beekeepers. And if you think that’s confusing ...

Pope Gelasius declared Feb. 14 as St. Valentine’s Day in 496 AD. It was not until much later, however, that the day became definitively associated with love. Valentine’s Day became associated with ...

Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. Rome's Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin displays a skull crowned with flowers labelled "St Valentine" The Carmelites acknowledge the other claims arguing it was customary ...

Saint Valentine, it is believed ... in village gets Valentine's card Valentine is said to have been martyred in Rome on 14 February, 273 AD, and his relics are now kept in Terni's Basilica ...

Around 96, he sent a letter from the Church of Rome to the Church of Corinth, a major city in northeastern Greece and the site of St. Paul's evangelization. This letter, known as Clement's First ...

Nobody knows for sure if the holiday originally celebrated St. Valentine of Rome or St. Valentine of Terni, both of whom were martyred. Legends say that St. Valentine of Rome was a priest who defied ...