However, much of the marriage and fertility traditions from the old ways persisted.
27+ Who Was St Valentine Gif. As far as valentine's day goes, the question of who was the actual saint valentine for which the holiday is named is a tough one to answer because there were several saint valentines. Who was saint valentine and how did he come to inspire valentine's day?
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Who is saint valentine, and why do we celebrate him? (270 years after christ was born). Pic by janet tappin coelho / caters news.
The roman catholic martyrology lists a grand total of seven saint valentines.
The feast of st valentine has existed since the 5th century. Pic by janet tappin coelho / caters news. Valentine—who was martyred at this time. But what is valentine's day, and why do we celebrate it?
