It’s almost Valentine’s Day… Actually, it’s almost St. Valentine’s Day, but who is St. Valentine and why is he associated ...

Pope Gelasius declared Feb. 14 as St. Valentine’s Day in 496 AD. It was not until much later, however, that the day became ...

Love is in the air... or at least it will be in a couple of weeks with Valentine's Day coming up. Whether you are a fan of ...

The romantic holiday has been celebrated for centuries, but the history behind it is much darker than red roses.

The roots of Valentine's Day trace back to ancient Rome, where the feast of Lupercalia was celebrated in mid-February. This festival was a mix of fertility rituals and the pairing off of young couples ...

According to History.com, during the third century in ... A priest named Valentine – eventually known as "St. Valentine" – saw the "injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued ...

Valentine was eventually put to death when Claudius discovered what he was up to, according to History.com. Other accounts hold that it was St. Valentine of Terni, a bishop, for whom the holiday ...

According to History.com, Geoffrey Chaucer, an English poet is our best clue as to when Valentine's Day began representing love. "Geoffrey Chaucer was the first to record St. Valentine’s Day as ...