@valentineofrome
- Name
Valentine of Rome
- Feast Day
February 14
- Short Bio
In a time when military marriages were outlawed by imperial decree, a bishop named Valentine was imprisoned for assisting martyrs during the Christian persecution, and encouraging marriages. During his arrest, Valentine’s miracles inspired his jailor’s household to convert, and the jailor became a bishop. Valentine was transferred to Rome where he tried to convert the Emperor, and was summarily beheaded.
- Died
269 AD
- Patron of
Affianced Couples, Bee Keepers, Engaged Couples, Epilepsy, Fainting, Greetings, Happy Marriages, Love, Lovers, Plague, Travellers, Young People
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- Born in
Rome
- Lived in
Rome
- Gender
- Form of Passing
- Century
- Vocation
- Name Variations
Valentinus
- Canonization
- Avatar
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