Transcript ST. VALENTINE P.O’Shea

ST. VALENTINE
P.O’Shea
What is St.
Valentine’s Day ? • Every February we
celebrate Valentine's
Day by giving flowers,
sweets and cards to
those we love. We do this
in honour of Saint
Valentine. You may be
wondering, "Who is St.
Valentine"? Time to
brush up on your
Valentine's history!
Rome
• Valentine was a priest
who lived in third century
Rome. There was an
Emperor at that time by
the name of Claudius II.
He decided that single
men made better soldiers
than those who were
married. He outlawed
marriage for young men
in hopes of building a
stronger army.
Valentine's
actions
• Valentine, decided
this decree just wasn't
fair and chose to
marry young couples
secretly. When
Emperor Claudius II
found out about
Valentine's actions he
had him put to death.
The
Carmelties.
• The remains of St
Valentine are in
Whitefriar Street, in
Dublin, in the Carmelite
church. Fr John Spratt ,a
Carmelite visited Rome
in 1835, and was so
good at preaching that
Pope Gregory XVI
decided to make his
Church a gift of St
Valentine's body, then in
a cemetery in Rome.
• The remains of
In Dublin
Valentine were
brought to Whitefriar
Street Church in 1836,
and since that date
have been venerated
there, especially
around the time of the
Saint's Feast Day,
February 14th.