Download History Of Saint Valentine Background. Chaucer's influence on valentine's day. Saint valentine is the inspiration for millions of smitten lovers across the world showering their partner in love and affection on february.
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In the middle ages the tradition of choosing a romantic partner on that particular saint's day began because it was believed that birds began mating on that day. Valentine's day is meant for people to remember a brave man, a martyr* whose name was valentine. There are multiple legends of saint valentine, and different reliquaries in the czech republic, ireland, scotland, england and france all claim to have bones attributed to a saint valentine.
St valentine kneeling in supplication, created by david teniers iii in the 1600s.
Around february 14 was a roman holiday, lupercalia, and the pope at that time wanted to create a holiday the christians could celebrate in the middle of a cold winter without celebrating a pagan holiday. But who is saint valentine and why do we celebrate him? There are multiple legends of saint valentine, and different reliquaries in the czech republic, ireland, scotland, england and france all claim to have bones attributed to a saint valentine. There are various stories and legends of martyrdom.
