How Did We Get Valentine’s Day?

Was St. Valentine a hero? Rebel? Pious Christian? Miracle worker? Maybe a little of it all.
How Did We Get Valentine’s Day?
Detail of a Valentine's Day card showing two birds, circa 1930. Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images
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Valentine’s Day—it all started with one, or maybe two, people. And perhaps a little bit of promo.

A lot of saints’ stories are beautiful and inspiring. I became familiar with them, despite not having been raised a Catholic, while a college student studying religion and religious history.

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Angelica Reis
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Angelica Reis loves nature, volunteer work, her family, and her faith. She is an English teacher with a background in classical music, and enjoys uncovering hidden gems, shining them up, and sharing them with readers.
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