Who Was this Saint Valentine?

Who was this Saint Valentine anyway?

We know he is the patron saint of love, young people and happy marriage. Feast day February 14th.

Seems that around the year 269, Valentinus was a Roman priest. He was caught marrying Christian couples and aiding people being persecuted during the reign of Claudius II. Such things were considered a crime.

Valentinus was captured and imprisoned. Claudius came to like Valentinus until he tried to convert the emperor.  Valentinus was condemned to death.

Before he died, legend says he cured his jailers daughter of blindness and on the eve of his death he wrote a note to the jailers daughter and signed it "from your Valentine".

St. Valentine was a priest martyred in Rome in 269.

Saints Calendar, Feast Days, and Making Saints

Something that people have a hard time understanding is Saints. The names are everywhere - on our schools, churches, to the names of some of our towns.

I have found some great links for reference.


Canonized Saints and holy people can have a Feast Day assigned to them.

On this feast day, the saint or holy person is remembered in special ways.

For a calendar with feast days, click here.

For an alphabetical listing of Saints, Patron Saints and popular Saints, click here.

Interesting facts in the process of  "Making Saints" - click here.

What is the Process and Steps to Sainthood?

What is the process and steps the Catholic Church takes to declare official Saints?

The Catholic Church does not "rush" a deceased person into a Saint.

We are all called to sainthood and we should all strive to live a saintly life.

Busted Halo has put together a video on YouTube that is short and gives the overview of the process and steps to being declared a Saint ~ and explains the exceptions.