Posted on 02/14/2016 9:56:10 AM PST by stars & stripes forever
During the first three centuries of Christianity, there were ten major persecutions in which the government threw Christians to the lions, boiled them alive, had their tongues cut out, and worse. Christian writings, scriptures and historical records were destroyed.
Because so many records were destroyed, details of Saint Valentine's life are scant. What little is know was passed down and finally printed in the year 1260 in Legenda Sanctorum by Jacobus de Voragine, and in the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493.
Saint Valentine was either a priest in Rome or a bishop in Terni, central Italy. He risked the Emperor's wrath by standing up for traditional marriage, secretly marrying soldiers to their young brides. When Emperor Claudius demanded that Christians deny their consciences and worship pagan idols, Saint Valentine refused...
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The Christian roots of Valentine’s Day is why Muslims want to ban the holiday. Very interesting read.
I read the article. There is so little known about Valentine (if he did indeed exist) that I would not be opposed of eliminating it. It’s mostly celebrated as a commercial holiday for card makers and purveyors of chocolate anyway.
I thought the history of X and Os was very interesting. I never knew the history behind X beside a signature.
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