There were many Christians names Valentine. According to the Catholic Encyclopaedia, at least three Saint Valentines are mentioned who are associated with 14 February. One is described as a priest at Rome, another as a Bishop of Interamna (now Terni in Italy) and the other lived and died in Africa. But the Valentine that most experts believe is the actual one remembered on St. Valentine’s Day was
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http://projectbritain.com/valentine.htm
While St Valentine was in jail it is said that he fell in love with the jailers’ daughter. By a miracle or some say by the prayers of Valentine she gained her sight and as a last farewell in a note he was said to have written "_________________________________________________________________".
http://www.stvalentines.net/stvalentinesdayhistory.htm
Name three events that occurred on February 14 throughout history.
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http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/st-valentine-beheaded
What does Esther A. Howland have to do with St. Valentine’s Day?
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/valentinesdayhistory.html
Check out the United States Post Office list of Post offices with Valentine’s names. Which would you choose? _____________________________________________________________
http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/valentine-post-office-names.pdf