St. Valentine — the legendary Christian martyr who has served as inspiration for Valentine’s Day festivities for more than two millennia — is said to be the patron saint of love, beekeepers ...

From naff cards to ostentatious flower bouquets – St Valentine's Day may be cheesy, but there's no doubt many people love it. From its early roots nearly 2,000 years ago, via celebrated poet ...

But while some see it as a commercialized "Hallmark holiday," the occasion actually has ancient roots in Roman history and connections to Saint Valentine. Valentine's Day is the perfect chance to ...

Valentine’s Day has been celebrated for hundreds of years but many people don’t know its history nor who Saint Valentine was. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman ...

Valentines Day is celebrated every year on 14 February (Getty Images) An alternative explanation comes from Geoffrey Chaucer, whose Parliament of Foules (1380) mentions: “Saint Valentine’s day ...

Soon after, the Catholic church declared February 14 to be a day of feasts to celebrate the martyred Saint Valentine. According to Noel Lenski, a historian at the University of Colorado at Boulder ...

Valentine's Day will be here before you know it. The beginning of the holiday in the middle of February is shrouded in mystery, including who was Saint Valentine since Valentinus was a common name ...

Visitors say a prayer at a shrine supposedly containing the remains of St. Valentine at Whitefriars Church in Dublin. (Fall in love with 10 heart-shaped places around the world.) Where his true ...