Accessed 11 Feb. 2025. "SAINT VALENTINE. Late 3rd Century Christian Martyr. Woodcut from an Alsatian Plague Sheet, C1470-80, Invoking Saint Valentine to Protect the Purchaser from the Plague." ...

Two bishops are associated with Saint Valentine and both were martyrs "who died on behalf of the Christian church in the face of persecution from the Romans," he said. One of the legends ...

It’s a far cry from the real St. Valentine, an early Christian martyr who was bludgeoned and beheaded for his faith. So how did a saint with such a gruesome death come to be associated with a ...

The holiday is named after Saint Valentine, a martyr from early Christianity. However, there were several saints named Valentine, making it difficult to determine which one is the true namesake.

This saint relic also holds little interest ... belonged to a different Christian martyr called Valentine,” Verde says. “I have been to Terni to see the real body of St. Valentine.” ...

The history of Valentine's Day is mushy. It's been linked to a 12th-century poem about birds mating, the Christian-martyr-turned-Saint Valentine and a deadly fertility ritual in ancient Rome ...