Sunday, February 12, 2012

St Valentine.


Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day,is a holiday observed on February 14 honoring one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. It was first established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD, and was later deleted from the General Roman Calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI.

1 comment:

  1. The perfect day to celebrate love!!!
    Love for the world, and for each other!
    Roses are red,
    Violets are blue,
    How could I ever,
    Go on without you?
    <3 <3 <3

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