Bishop Valentine...
Today is February 14, officially it is the day of love, but it might as well be the day of commerce.
Where did this party come from and who was that Valentine?
It is not a simple question and I have not found an appropriate answer.
There are four different versions to which this day is connected.
They speak of saints and even martyrs.
By the day of their death, the day of today is likely to be explained.
Well, tricky... so it's all very unclear when you read about the provenance of Valentine's Day,
But I can't resist... because there is one version that I have to share with you, which intrigues me most.
Bishop Valentine!
He ignored the laws of the emperor.
He secretly married a pagan soldier with a Christian woman, and not much later many more such lovers followed.
Bishop Valentine found love many times heavier than the emperor's law.
And as punishment, yes... as punishment, his head was put next to his body.
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