St. Valentine, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. He was executed on February 14, Feastday February 14



St. Valentine, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. He assisted the martyrs in the persecution under Claudius II. He was apprehended, and sent by the emperor to the prefect of Rome, who, on finding all his promises to make him renounce his faith ineffectual, commanded him to be beaten with clubs, and afterwards, to be beheaded, which was executed on February 14, Feastday February 14

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