Did you know?

"Valentine's day" is named after Saint Valentine .

He was a Christian bishop and a physician. He refused to treat his own fatally sick mother because she would not give up her belief in pagan God Jupiter and get baptized.

The disease kiIIed her! #ValentinesDay
According to the Catholic Chronicle Legenda Aurea (compiled in c. 1275 CE), Saint Valentine was described as "destroyer of non Christian pagan idols"
Valentine was abusing Non-Christian Gods & creating communal conflict.

He was jailed. Romans promised to release him if he toned down.

"What is your opinion on (our) Gods Jupiter & Mercury"- they asked. '

"Wretched and foul men. Filthy. Carnal. Of filthy birth'-He answered
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