A Basic History of Valentine's Day

A Catholic priest named Valentine lived in the third century, and was killed in Rome during the Christian persecutions. He was made a saint later, and his saints' day was declared Feb. 14. Saint Valentine may have been named the patron saint of love because of legends surrounding him. People began celebrating St. Valentine's Day as a day for lovers in about the fourteenth century.

Around 1500, people began making paper valentines, and by 1800, hand-painted copper plates were produced to meet the high demand. Today, many thousands of valentines are produced each year.

Cupid comes from a different source, he was a Roman god. He was the god of love, in all its forms; he was the counterpart of the Greek god Eros. Cupid was the son of Mercury and Venus and was usually portrayed as a chubby, winged infant who caused people to fall in love by shooting them with arrows.

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