SAINTS FOR FEBRUARY 14

SAINTS FOR FEBRUARY 14 

Bl. Vicente Vilar David, Roman Catholic Layman Martyr. Valencia, Spain during the persecution of religion welcomed the priests and religious in his house and preferred to die rather than renounce his faith. Feb. 14

ST. VALENTIN, MARTYR ON THE VIA FLAMINIA-One of the most popular of all saints, St Valentine is the patron saint of lovers and of the town of Terni, in Italy. His feast-day falls on February 14th. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/02/14/st--valentin--martyr-on-the--via-flaminia.html

St. Conran, A traditional figure, believed to have served as bishop of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. No details of his life have survived.  

STS. CYRIL, MONK AND METHODIUS, BISHOP PATRONS OF EUROPE-For almost forty years they have protected the Europe that they helped to evangelize more than a thousand years ago. These saints were responsible for the spread of the Christian message, especially in Eastern Europe, prompting John Paul II to declare them co-patrons of Europe.  https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/02/14/sts--cyril--monk-and-methodius--bishop-patrons-of-europe.html