Saint Valentine was a bishop who lived in the third century in Rome
who fight against Emperor Claudius II who ban marriage
between two young lovers.
Saint Valentine held the law of the church and helped lovers
who came to him, uniting them in a holy matrimony,
but it was only a matter of time before the Emperor
heard about this and had him arrested.
Valentine was imprisoned. While waiting for his sentence,
his jailor Asterius approached him to use his saintly power,
and heal his blind daughter. Valentine succeeded and
her sight was restored -- they became close and fell in love.
After a while, the Emperor asked Saint Valentine to agree with
the emperor about the ban on marriage, thus giving up his religion.
Valentine refused.
Just before his execution, Valentine asked for a pen and paper
Just before his execution, Valentine asked for a pen and paper
and signed a farewell message to his lover,
"from your Valentine"; a phrase that lived ever after.
Happy Valentine's Day
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