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Love Unfolds the History of St. Valentine’s Day – Part 3 – Love doth Last Centuries

Lady Sharon | February 14, 2008

Holiday of Love  – Part 3 – Final The pastors of the early Christian Church in Rome endeavoured to do away with the pagan element in the Lupercalia feasts.   Instead of having a lottery of available maidens for the young men, they chose to substitute the names of saints for those of maidens. During this [...]

Love Unfolds the History of St. Valentine’s Day – Part 2 – Story of Saint Valentine

Lady Sharon | February 14, 2008

Sainthood – Part 2 As the years passed the Christian Church became more powerful.   In the year 496 AD, Pope Gelasius I  ( 492-496 ) attempted to abolish Lupercalia, as he did not want the people to believe in Roman gods.    The people resisted,  so Pope Gelasius I  decided to make the holiday into a [...]