The popularity of St. Valentine’s day is increasing by the day. Unfortunately, the ignorance about the origin of St. Valentine’s day persists.
St. Valentine was a priest who lost his life because of his convictions. King Claudius of Rome wanted soldiers not to marry. His reason was that if they are married they would not want to fight battles. St. Valentine started marrying couples secretly. He was arrested. King Claudius thought that he was a well-meaning priest and therefore gave him an opportunity to change his activity and become a true Roman. He wanted him to propagate patriotism.
However, St. Valentine followed his conviction and did not listen to the King. He was executed on 14th February in the year 269 or 270 AD. We celebrate the day on 14th February. We celebrate with candies and bands, but we fail to remember the sacrifice of St. Valentine.
