Before the 14th century, St. Valentine's Day was primarily about honoring a Christian martyr. The English poet Geoffrey Chaucer is credited with connecting St. Valentine's Day to the idea of romance.

We may never know if St. Valentine, a martyr beheaded for officiating the forbidden weddings of persecuted Christians, was keen on chocolate and flowers. But we do know that millions of people ...

The martyr's signature of "your Valentine ... the pontiff replaced outlawed Lupercalia and is said to have replaced it with St. Valentine's Day at the end of the fifth century, and to be ...