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History of Valentine's Day A legend once said that during the rule of Emperor Claudius II, single soldier will make a better army than those who were married. The Emperor outlawed marriages for young men. St. Valentine, a holy priest of Rome, defied Emperor Claudius by secretly performing marriages for young Christian lovers. When the emperor find this out, Valentine was arrested and put into prison. Claudius found some liking to this prisoner, but during Valentine's attempt to convert the emperor, Claudius got angered, and ordered that Valentine to be put to death. It is also believed that Valentine healed the blind jailor's daughter and fell in love with her. Before his death, Valentine wrote a farewell letter to this lady signed with the words that we are most familiar with, "From your Valentine". St. Valentine was beheaded outside the Flaminian Gate on February 14th 269.
Until now he is highly regarded as a symbol of love, lovers, happy marriages, engaged couples, affianced couples. He is represented in pictures of birds and roses.
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