Unraveling the history of Valentine’s Day: Origins and traditions
Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love wrapped in candy hearts, roses and chocolates, traces back to St. Valentine. But the origins are far more complex — and darker than the chocolate we indulge in ...
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The Shrine of St. Valentine: Sacramental Marriage and Love ‘at the Heart of the Church’
The Carmelite church at Whitefriar Street in Dublin is an unlikely but popular pilgrimage site for couples, who can venerate the patron of love’s relics.
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What 15th-Century Lovers Wrote in Their Valentines
The world's oldest Valentine is on display in the "Medieval Women: In Their Own Words" exhibition at the British Library in ...
St. Valentine is not just patron saint of lovers, but also epilepsy, plague and beekeepers?
As couples across the world prepared for Valentine's Day in February 2025, a rumor cropped up on social media that St.
Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day and who was Saint Valentine?
Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...
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Who was St. Valentine? The mysterious origins of Valentine’s Day
Ever wondered why we celebrate Valentine's Day? Turns out the day is more than just about chocolates and flowers - here's the ...
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History Close at Hand: A sentimental Valentine’s Day
The tradition of sending messages, gifts and expressions of love on Valentine’s Day goes back to at least the 15th century.
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Valentine’s Day: The Greek Roots of the Saint of Love
Was Saint Valentine Greek? A Catholic community on Lesvos says there are strong clues that he was either Greek or of Greek origin.