What is the origin and meaning of Valentines Day? In A.D. 270 the emperor Claudius 11 decided that married men made poor soldier because they did not want to leave their families to go war. So he issued a proclamation forbidding marriage. As a result, lovers secretly went to Valentine a Christian bishop, who would marry them. When the emperor heard about this, he brought the bishop before him and attempted to convert him to roman paganism. Valentine in turn unwisely tried to covert Claudius to Christianity and was sentence to death for his imprudence. While in prison, Valentine fell in love with the blind daughter of the jailer. He left her a farewell love note and sign it “ Your Valentine” and he was executed on February 14, some years later the catholic church proclaim him a saint. So we celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day, on February 14 dedicated the day of lovers.
Valentine’s Day
Posted February 15th 2010 at 11:06 pm by admin
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