Happy Valentine's Day 2019
"It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"
Who was Saint Valentine ? He was martyred and buried on February 14 at the Roman cemetery on the Via Flaminia, the ancient road from Rome to Rimini.
The most popular legend is that St. Valentine - a priest, was arrested after secretly marrying Christian couples. This was considered a crime. St. Valentine was imprisioned. In the jail he attempted to convert the emperor to Christianity and was condemned to death.
During the time spent in prison he fell in love with the jailer's daughter and sent her a love letter signed "from your Valentine" on February 14, the day of his execution, as a goodbye.
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