The Legend of Saint Valentine This story begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman emperor and a humble Christian martyr. The emperor was Claudius. The Christian was Saint Valentinus.Claudius had ordered all Romans to worship twelve gods, and he had made it a crime punishable by death to associate with Christians. But Valentinus was a dedicated to the ideals of Christ, and not even the threat of death could keep him from practicing his beliefs. He was arrested and imprisoned.During the the last weeks of Valentinus life, a remarkable thing happened. Seeing that he was a man...