What is the origin of Valentine's Day? Who is Saint Valentine? Why do we celebrate on February 14? While your opinion is welcome, be sure that you are citing facts from your research and that your answers are typed in a well-developed paragraph. by Vannah Scarborough

MB

2019-02-14 13:00:10 UTC

We know that the ancient Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia. Lupercalia is a spring festival on the 15th of February. While introducing Christianity, the holiday moved to the 14th of February. This is a saint day that celebrated several early Christian martyrs named Valentine.

Molly Tate

mollyyy — 2019-02-14 13:01:20 UTC

Valentine's Day is the feast day of saint Valentine. It's celebrated on the 14th because that is the day Valentine was martyred. He is the patron saint of happy marriages and young people, hence the love celebration.

Reynolds

reynoldstiller1 — 2019-02-14 13:01:30 UTC

Saint Valentine was a third century saint of love. Believers say God worked through his life to perform miracles and teach people how to recognize and experience true love. This famous saint, an Italian doctor who later became a priest, inspired the creation of the holiday of Valentine's Day. He was sent to jail for performing weddings for couples during a time when new marriages were outlawed in the ancient Rome. Before he was killed for refusing to renounce his faith, he sent a loving note to a child he had been helping to teach, the daughter of his jailer, and that note eventually led to the tradition of sending Valentine's cards. We celebrate on February 14th because that is his feast day.

Billy

2019-02-14 13:01:32 UTC

Saint Valentine is an old saint who is often associated with love. He died in Rome on February 14th. This is why we celebrate Valentines Day on February 14th. Saint Valentine performed wedding ceremonies for people who couldn’t get married legally like soldiers and Christians. Today is his feast day celebrating his death.

Izzy Grace

usa21807 — 2019-02-14 13:01:47 UTC

an Emperor killed 2 men both named Valentine on feb 14. This is responsible. Their martyrdom is recognised by the Catholic church. This is very weird.

Jess

jessicasandor95 — 2019-02-14 13:01:52 UTC

The first Valentine's Day was in the year 496. The Romans had a festival called Lupercalia in the middle of February. This marked the official start of their spring. Emperor Claudius II executed two men, both named Valentine, on Feb. 14 of different years in the 3rd century A.D. They were honored by the Catholic Church with the celebration of St. Valentine's Day. Today, it is a day in which people celebrate their love for one another.

Cole Williams

2019-02-14 13:01:58 UTC

The ancient Romans may also be responsible for the name of modern day of love. Emperor Claudius II executed two men — both named Valentine — on Feb. 14 of different years in the 3rd century A.D. Their martyrdom was honored by the Catholic Church with the celebration of St. Valentine's Day.

source wikipedia

Jeb Bell

2019-02-14 13:02:45 UTC

Historians trace the origin of Valentine's Day to ancient Roman Empire. It is said that in the Rome of ancient times people observed a holiday on February 14th to honor Juno - the Queen of Roman Gods and Goddesses.

Annie-Huckett

2019-02-14 13:02:45 UTC

It's believed that Valentine's Day is celebrated to commemorate Valentine's Death, which is thought to be around 270 AD. Saint Valentine, officially Saint Valentine of Rome, was a very popular Roman saint from the 3rd century. He is celebrated in Christianity and from the High Middle Ages, he is associated with courtly love.

Jordan

2019-02-14 13:03:37 UTC

The ancient Romans may also be responsible for the name of our modern day of love. Emperor Claudius II executed two men both named Valentine on Feb. 14 of different years in the 3rd century A.D. Their martyrdom was honored by the Catholic Church with the celebration of St. Valentine's Day.

P

2019-02-14 13:03:42 UTC

The ancient romans may be responsible for the name of our modern day of love. Saint Valentine is described as a temple priest who was beheaded near rome by the emperor. We celebrate on the 14th cause its the feast day or something.

Layah

2019-02-14 13:04:44 UTC

Valentine Day is a day that is celebrated on February 14th every year. Saint Valentine is a saint that was commemorated in Christianity on February 14 and since the High Middle Ages associated with a tradition of courtly love. We celebrate on February 14th because that is the day that we celebrate love. It is the day of the year where everyone expresses their love in presents, candy, and Ballons.

Cory

2019-02-14 13:05:15 UTC

The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. But we don’t know that fir a fact, The origins of Valentine's Day are murky. We do know that the ancient Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia, a spring festival, on the 15th of February. With the introduction of Christianity, the holiday moved to the 14th of February--the saint day that celebrated several early Christian martyrs named Valentine

Paris

2019-02-14 13:06:04 UTC

The ancient romans are responsible for our day of love.Thry has a fevesitvial called Lupercalia which is to decayed to there Roman god Faunus. Saint Valentine is a saint who was with the courtly love. He was sent to jail for doing weddings when there were illegall . We celebrate is on February 14 because this is his feast day . He died because he was big on his faith and he wrote a note to his child before his died.

reynoldstiller1 — 2019-02-14 13:06:36 UTC

This famous saint, an Italian doctor who later became a priest, inspired the creation of the holiday of Valentine's Day. He was sent to jail for performing weddings for couples during a time when new marriages were outlawed in the ancient Rome. Before he was killed for refusing to renounce his faith, he sent a loving note to a child he had been helping to teach, the daughter of his jailer, and that note eventually led to the tradition of sending Valentine's cards.

Harry

harryox2003 — 2019-02-14 13:58:32 UTC

Saint Valentine was a priest in the third century who married young couples together in secret and defied the law that claudius the second made where young men couldn't marry because they fight better than men with families. This meaning young men had nothing to live for but war itself. It is celebrated on february 14th because Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine’s Day. It was not until much later, however, that the day became definitively associated with love. During the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds’ mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of Valentine’s Day should be a day for romance.

Olivia C

2019-02-14 13:58:45 UTC

The origin of Valentine's day dates back centuries. The true time when it started is disputed but the main idea is that a Saint started this idea; St. Valentine. St. Valentine was a person who, when marriage was outlawed, decided that that wasnt right and performed marriages in secret. It's assumed that Valentines day is celebrated in February because it had been historically seen as a month of romance. Another possible reason for this is that Christians wanted to make a Roman holiday in February seen as less than theirs. They wanted to "Christianize" the already exsisting holiday and make it their own.

Source: history.com

Kenneth Chow

2019-02-14 13:59:08 UTC

The origin of Valentines Day came from Christianity and from the Romans. The first Valentine's Day was from 496. The Romans celebrated with a festival called Lupercalia at the start of spring.
Saint Valentine was a well known 3rd century Roman saint. Valentines day start because Christian couple being wedded that was not allowed. This caused valentines day to be celebrated on February 14.

Riley

2019-02-14 13:59:15 UTC

St. Valentine was a priest from Rome in third century AD. There was an emperor named Claudius and he banned marriage because he thought married men were bad soldiers but St. Valentine decided to marry people in secret. When Claudius found out he put St. Valentine in jail were he fell in love with the jailor's daughter. when he was going to be killed on February 14 he wrote the jailor's daughter a note saying from your Valentine.

Lanee

2019-02-14 14:00:04 UTC

The origin of Valentine’s Day is from the romans when emperor Claudious II executed 2 men that were, both named Valentine, on February 14. One of the men were St. Valentine. St. Valentine was a priest who was beheaded near Rome for helping Christian couples wed. He was a patron of love, young people, and happy marriages.

Pierceson

2019-02-14 14:00:41 UTC

Valentines day stems from ancient christian and roman traditions. Saint Valentine was a Roman priest who held wedding ceremonies against the wishes of the authorities. Saint Valentine was supposedly decapitated on February 14th after healing his imprisoners daughter and sending her a note saying "Your Valentine." After he healed the daughter of his captor the entire house converted to christianity. And because of his reputation he would become one of the most popular in England and France in the middle ages.

Blake Joseph

2019-02-14 14:00:51 UTC

St. Valentine was a Roman Catholic priest who would marry people in the woods who were not allowed to be married he was eventually arrested then killed in the collosium by lions. Valentine’s Day is on February 14 because it was declared by Pope Gelesius. In honor of St. Valentine.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2

Gabrielle Gundling

2019-02-14 14:01:27 UTC

History books tell us that the ancient Romans are responsive for beginning the light hearted holiday however the story behind it is grim. Allegedly, Emperor Claudius II executed two men on this day both named Valentine, this martyrdom was then honored by the Catholic church. St. Valentine was one of the men who was executed, he was a priest beheaded near Rome, as he was guilty of bonding christian couples, he was allowing the outcasts to love each other officially, which was frowned upon in the churches. Scholars will tell you we now celebrate the holiday to celebrate the death of one of the first recorded "activists" in history, but over time the dark origin story has been replaced with a glitzy ditzy day of happy lovers.

https://www.history.com/
https://www.history.com/news/6-surprising-facts-about-st-valentine
https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=159

Lillie Akers

2019-02-14 14:01:28 UTC

Valentines Day originated from the priest St. Valentine in Rome in the third century. It is a very old tradition that started in the year 496! The Romans had a festival called Lupercalia in the middle of February when springtime started. Now today we get to celebrate love with our family and friends since Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day. It wasn't until later that the day started becoming associated with love and is now celebrated around the world. American started exchanging hand made Valentines around the 1700s. https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2

kourttttneyyyyyy

2019-02-14 14:01:44 UTC

Valentine’s day is considered a day of romance. The first valentine’s day was in the year of 496. Valentine’s Day is a very old tradition and it’s thought to have been originated from a roman festival. In the third century A.D. Claudius || executed two men both named Valentine on February 14th. They’re martyrdom is now honored in the roman catholic church, and now we honor them on Feb 14th. Saint valentine was a roman priest martyred by Claudius. He was caught marrying Christian couples so he got arrested. The people that he was marrying were often getting killed by Claudius.
https://www.history.com/news/6-surprising-facts-about-st-valentine

Brooke

2019-02-14 14:01:44 UTC

Saint Valentine, officially known as Saint Valentine of Rome, is a third-century Roman saint widely celebrated on February 14 and commonly associated with "courtly love "The story tells that St. Valentine was imprisoned for marrying Christian couples and aiding Christians being persecuted by Claudius in Rome. St. Valentine refused to renounce his faith and Christianity and was executed outside the Flaminian Gate on February 14, 269. Valentines Day has now turned into a day basically just meant to celebrate the ones you love and just take a day to show your appreciation for them.

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2019-02-14 14:02:17 UTC

February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. Saint Valentine of Rome, was a widely recognized 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Christianity on February 14 and since the high middle ages is associated with a tradition of courtly love. Chaucer’s time in the middle ages was the era of courtly love, when broad, romantic statement of love—poems, songs, paintings—celebrated partnership, yet over the years we’ve taken the word Valentine and created our own holiday based on this past event.

Jackson Barnes

jtbarnes1 — 2019-02-14 14:02:45 UTC

St. Valentine was a 3rd-century Roman Catholic bishop who encouraged the idea of marriage within the church. Not much else is known about him, however, other than he was a martyr for his faith and was executed on February 14, 269, a day which would later become his feast day. The holiday Valentine's day is celebrated on February 14th in remembrance of St. Valentine and the everlasting bond of love (marriage). Nowadays, Valentine's Day has seemingly drifted more and more away from its religious roots, and the idea of St. Valentine is not a widely known fact, due to the American commercialization of yet another religious holiday.

Jacob Flaherty

2019-02-14 14:02:52 UTC

Saint valentine was the founder of the holiday. During the time polygamy was big thing. "The idea of encouraging them to marry within the Christian church was what Valentine was about. And he secretly married them because of the edict." Valentine was eventually caught, imprisoned and tortured for performing marriage ceremonies against command of Emperor Claudius the second. There are legends surrounding Valentine's actions while in prison.

Eric Bennett

bennettem02 — 2019-02-14 14:03:07 UTC

So, as it turns out, I had no idea there was a Saint Valentine. I had no idea that was a thing, so yeah apparently he was a Roman Catholic dude who ya know, started Valentine’s Day. And people each year celebrate him by giving their significant other some gifts or ya know romantic stuff.

Ross Cox

2019-02-14 14:03:56 UTC

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2Valentine’s Day originated from Christianity specifically from the 3 saints named valentine. All three of these saints were martyrs and were killed because of there religion. However history.com specifically mentions a situation where the emperor of Rome Claudius II seemed it illegal to perform marriages for young men because single men made better soldiers. Realizing the injustice in this decree Saint Valentine continued to perform marriages and defy emperor Claudius II.

Alex Mills

2019-02-14 14:04:01 UTC

The origin of Valentines Day comes from the feast day of Saint Valentine. Saint Valentine is a figure that is not known much about but is recognized to be a saint. From information gathered from legends, he allegedly performed many miracles, converted many people to Christianity and marrying Christian couples. After being arrested many times and finding a way out of jail to spread love for Christian couples, he angered the Emperor at the time, Claudius II. St. Valentine tryed to convert Claudius II to Christianity but it enraged him and he sentenced Valentine to be beaten with clubs and beheaded.
Another variation of the legend of Saint Valentine says that he refused to pay homage to the pagan gods of the Romans so Saint Valentine was put in jail and sentenced to be eaten by lions in the Colosseum. While in jail, he healed the jailer's blind daughter. On the day of the execution, he left a note for the healed girl that said, "Your Valentine." Saint Valentine is recognized as a Saint in the Catholic Church and they affirm some relics to him. A flower-crowned skull of Saint Valentine can be found in the Basilica of Maria in Cosmedin, Rome. Saint Valentine is the patron Saint of love, young people, and happy marriages.
https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=159

Ford McClary The complete story of how Valentine's day came to be is not truly known. One very well known legend of how Valentines Day began was the story of Valentine the priest. This legend began when Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than marrying. Valentine felt this rule was very injustice so continued to preform marriages for the young men. Once Emperor Claudius discovered these actions, Valentine was ordered to death. Besides the story, was known as the month of love throughout history. The main reason Valentines day is celebrated on the fourteenth is because of the christian holiday that is celebrated to remember several Christian martyrs such as Valentine.

2019-02-14 14:04:59 UTC

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cameron_tedrow — 2019-02-14 14:07:21 UTC

Valentine's day was originally to commemorate the death of St Valentine. The Romans also had a celebration on February 14th to celebrate the beginning of spring. It is also believed Emperor Claudius II executed two men, both named Valentine, on Feb. 14 of different years in the 3rd century A.D. I believe the modern holiday is mosly a sales gimmick and an excuse to jack up prices. That doesn't stop me from loving (pun intended) Valentine's day, though. It's an excuse to show care for the ones you love! ❣️

Thomas

prossertr52 — 2019-02-14 14:10:45 UTC

One story says there was a man named Saint Valentine who was imprisoned and persecuted under the Roman Empire and killed on February 14th for performing weddings for soldiers that were forbidden to marry and he ministered to christrsians. The Western Christian church sort of fixed it to be on the 14th. The point of Valentine’s Day is used by man to exchange gifts to loved ones and to show our affection towards them.

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Susa Smith

2019-02-14 19:06:34 UTC

St. Valentine was a saint of the catholic church and originally it was a feast day for the saint, not the holiday we have today. St. Valentine was a priest who would marry soldiers since soldiers were forbidden from marriage. Valentine would make greeting cards that the people of rome would give out to one another. The saint valentine prayer wishes a happy marriage among those who are wed or being wed.

Alson Thomas

2019-02-14 19:07:30 UTC

Saint Valentine was the creator of the Holiday. Apparently he was persecuted and killed on the 14th of February. He also supposedly was a miracle worker and helped to convert people to Christianity. He also arranged the marriages of many Christian couple. The emperor tried his best to get rid of him as Valentine was spreading Christianity.

Jules Steffen

2019-02-14 19:08:02 UTC

Valentines day originated from the Roman tradition of Lupercalia, where young women would celebrate with the spirit of Dionysis before stripping down to stand in line to get hit by young men to increase their fertility. Valentines day evolved form there into a holiday founded by Saint Valentine who got axed for preforming forbidden weddings. Today we celebrate Valentines day because women love nothing more than to build up expectations that will never be met. I am not being bitter, I am just being realistic. So what if I'm single, that doesn't matter. Valentines day is a commercial holiday anyway, so, yeah.

Romeo Montague

wallacejohnson1109 — 2019-02-14 19:09:10 UTC

The origin of Valentine's Day is to celebrate the life of Saint Valentine. Saint Valentine was a man who performed marriages for the Catholic Church in the Roman Empire. He was imprisoned for refusing to worship pagan gods. While there, he healed the jailer's daughter of blindness, and when he was released, he sent a note to the daughter signed "Your Valentine". The reason we celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th is because February 14th was the day that Saint Valentine died.

James Thurlow

2019-02-14 19:09:31 UTC

Valentine’s Day has two likely origins, both from Roman times. The first and most accurate is that Emperor Claudius II of Rome executed two men on February 14th two years in a row in the 3rd century, both named Valentine. These men were leaders of the early church and they became martyrs, and the Feast of St. Valentines commemorated their deaths. The second possibility is that the festival evolved from the Roman celebration of spring around the same time, but this theory isn’t as well regarded.
We celebrate St. Valentine’s Day to show love and affection for friends and family. Valentine’s Day became prominent in the 19th century in the United States.

Gentry Miller

2019-02-14 19:12:31 UTC

Saint Valentine was a roman Bishop and Priest who ministered to Christians in the 3rd century. He was arrested by the Emperor for converting people to Christianity and marrying Christian couples, specifically soldiers. At the time, soldiers were forbidden to marry. St. Valentine was tortured and martyred, then buried in a Christian graveyard.

Alson Thomas

2019-02-14 19:14:24 UTC

Saint Valentine founded Valentine's day. He was killed on February the 14th. He was known for arranging the marriages of Christian couples and spreading the religion of Christianity. This angered the emperor at the time leading him to do everything in his power to get rid of Valentine.