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

Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day? Here's a quick Valentine's Day history, from possible pagan origins to Catholic saints ...

Another Saint Valentine of Terni, also performed secret weddings and was beheaded on Feb. 14. The Saint Valentine who performed secret weddings was said to have healed his captor's blind daughter ...

Whoever the Valentine was who gave us all the mid-February madness, he doesn’t deserve the credit at all. All the credit ...

Worldwide, February 14 is commemorated as Valentine’s Day, the ‘Day of Love’. Couples take the opportunity to declare their ...

Other accounts hold that it was St. Valentine of Terni, a bishop, for whom the holiday was named, though it is possible the two saints were actually one person, according to Britannica.

One was St. Valentineof Rome, and the other was St. Valentine of Terni. They both were martyred. The former was a priest in Rome who served during the third century, whereas the latter was the ...