Hope everything goes well with everyone, and if not, well, you still have the rest of the year.
Have a great day.
I write this blog to tell you of the story of St. Valentine.
Valentine was a holy priest in Rome, who, with St. Marius and his family, assisted the martyrs in the persecution under Claudius II. hw was apprehended, and sent by the emperor to the prefect of Rome, who, on finding all his promises to make him renounce his faith in effectual, commended him to e beaten with clubs, and afterwards, to be beheaded, which was executed on February 14, about the year 270. To abolich the heathens lewd superstitious custom of bous drawing the names of girls, in honor of their goddess Februata Juno, on the fifteenth of this month, several zealous pastors substituted the names of saints in billets given on this day.
The Origin of St. Valentine
The origin of St. Valentine, and how many St. Valentines there were, remains a mystery. One opinion is that he was a Roman matyred for refusing to give up his Christian faith. Other historians hold that St. Valentine was a emple priest jailed for defiance during the reigh of Claudius. Whoever he was, Valentine really existed because archaeologists have unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to Saint Valentine. In 496 AD Pope Gelasius marked February 14th as a celebration in honor of his martyrdom.
The first representation of Saint Valentine appeared in a The Nuremberg Chronicle, a great illustrated book printed in 1493. Alongside a woodcut portrait of him, text states that Valentinus was a Roman priest martyred during the reign of Claudius the Goth (Claudius II). Since he was caught marrying Christian couples and aiding any christians who were being pesecuted under Emperor Claudius in Rome (when helping was considered a crime), Valentinus was arrested and imprisoned. Claudius took a liking to this prisoner - until Valentinus made a strategic error: he tried to convert the Emperor - whereupon this priest was condemned to death. He was beaten with clubs and stoned; when that did not do it, he was beheaded outside the Flaminian Gate.
Saints are not supposed to rest in peace; they're expected to keep busy: to perform miracles, to intercede. Being in jail or dead is no excuse for non-performance of the supernatural. One legend says, while awaiting execution, Valentinus restored the sight of his jailer's blind daughter. Another legend says, on the eve of his death, he penned a farewell not to the jailer's daughter, signing it, "From your Valentine."
St. Valentine was a priest, martyred in 269 at Rome and was buried in the Flaminian Way. He is the Patron Saint of affianced couples, bee keepers, engaged couples, epilepsy, fainting, greetings, happy marriages, love, lovers, plague, travellers, young people. He is represented in pictures with birds and roses.
If you click on St. Valentine at the top there is a link of Sister Mary Martha's Blog about Saint Valentine.
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