History of Valentines' Day

                    Valentine's is a day that is celebrated in the United States on February 14. Its a day where gifts are exchanged with loved ones, all in the name of St.Valentine. The history of Valentine’s Day–and the story of its patron saint–is surrounded in mystery. 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. Some facts are that the boom in giving valentine cards began in

                      St.Valentine is not exactly known or his identity because in the Catholic church there is three Saints with the same name. One legend is that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When emperor Claudius the Second had decide that it was better for single men to be soldiers than those who had a wife and children. So he with the power decided it was best for the soldiers to be banned from marriage. I guess he thought it was better for them to focus and not be missing there loved ones at home. Valentine saw the injustice so he surreptitious had done marriage ceremonies for young soldiers who wanted to get married. As soon as Claudius found out Valentine was put to death. Another story is that he may have been killed for helping the Christians escape harsh Roman prisons. The prisoners were often beaten and tortured. The other third story was that he sent the first Valentines card  to a young girl possibly the jailers daughter because he was imprisoned. She was said to visit him during confinement, before his death he sent her the letter saying "from your Valentine". Saint Valentine is often murked with being sympathetic, heroic and very romantic. By the middle ages he was a very popular Saint because of France and England.