Newark Advocate faith columnist Jeff Gill explores the history of Valentine's Day and how it connects to today's ...

One account holds that St. Valentine was a priest in Rome, and the other says he was a bishop of Interamna (modern-day Terni). Both of these men were persecuted and ultimately killed for their ...

Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...

Most legends point to either Saint Valentine of Rome or Saint Valentine of Terni. One legend tells of Saint Valentine, a Roman priest who secretly performed weddings to defy Emperor Claudius II ...

Officially known as St. Valentine of Rome, the third-century Roman saint is traditionally commonly associated with "courtly love," according to Catholic Online. Not much is known about the man ...

Pope Gelasius, I ended Rome’s Lupercalia Day in the 5th Century. Meanwhile, Christians began to hold a feast on Feb. 14 to celebrate Saint Valentine and the sanctity of marriage. Saint Valentine ...