1.0Fellowship of Saints and Sinnershttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fellowshipofsaintsandsinnersKristina Robb-Doverhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners/author/krobbdoverWho Was St. Valentine? - Fellowship of Saints and Sinnersrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZFUGYBmXXw"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners/2013/02/who-was-st-valentine.html">Who Was St. Valentine?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners/2013/02/who-was-st-valentine.html/embed#?secret=ZFUGYBmXXw" width="600" height="338" title="“Who Was St. Valentine?” — Fellowship of Saints and Sinners" data-secret="ZFUGYBmXXw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I wasn’t sure, so I checked. Apparently, Valentine (or “Valentinus”) was a third-century saint who was imprisoned and eventually martyred for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians who were being persecuted under the Roman Empire. He was also said to have healed the daughter of his jailer,…