Saint of the day, February 14 – Zeale
St. Valentine was a holy priest who assisted martyrs during the persecution of Christians under Claudius II. Tradition holds that he risked his life to marry couples in a Christian way and was eventually apprehended by the prefect of Rome for his defense of the Sacrament of Matrimony.
February 14 – St. Valentine
Born: c. 266
Died: c. 269
Nationality: Italian
Vocation: priest and bishop
Attributes: birds, roses, bishop with a crippled person or a child with epilepsy
Patronage: Couples, against fainting, beekeepers, happy marriages, mentally ill people, epilepsy
Canonization: pre-congregation
St. Valentine was a holy priest who assisted martyrs during the persecution of Christians under Claudius II. Tradition holds that he risked his life to marry couples in a Christian way and was eventually apprehended by the prefect of Rome for his defense of the Sacrament of Matrimony.
When Valentine refused to renounce his faith, he was beaten with clubs and beheaded.
St. Valentine, pray for us.
