Concetti Chiave
- Saint Valentine is recognized as the patron saint of love, known for his lifelong devotion to the Christian community.
- His legacy is linked to love due to the legend of him being the first to marry a pagan and a Christian.
- Saint Valentine's imprisonment and martyrdom occurred along Flaminia's street, cementing his status as a martyr.
- After his death, his followers moved his body to his hometown, marking February 14th as a day of remembrance.
- February 14th, 273 A.D., became a date celebrated worldwide, honoring Saint Valentine as the Saint of Love.
Saint valentine's devotion
Saint Valentine, patron saint of love and protector of sweethearts of all the world, devoted himself for his whole life to Christian Community.
His name is always linked to love because of a fact that at that time raised particular clamour; legend says that Valentine is been the first religious to celebrate the union of a pagan and a christian. For this he was imprisoned and tortured along Flaminia's street and so he became a martyr.
Legacy and remembrance
The bishop of Terni's body was buried in the open. Few nights later his faithful followes moved it in his town. It was 14th February of 273 a.d. , a date that since that moment is remembered in the whole world to celebrate Saint Valentine, Saint of Love.
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