History of Valentine: Why is the day of love and friendship celebrated on February 14?

The story takes us to the third century in Rome, when a priest called Valentine opposed the emperor’s order Claudius IIwho decided to ban the celebration of marriages for young people, considering that single men without families were better soldiers, since they had fewer ties and sentimental ties.

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Back then, Valentin was named as an opponent of the emperor’s decreeand began to celebrate – in secret – marriages for young lovers.

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However, the story with a romantic origin begins to deteriorate, when Claudius II sentenced Saint Valentine to death on February 14, 270, alleging disobedience and rebellion.

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Moments before, Valentín was already serving a prison sentence in which, in full captivity, received letters of thanks from couples that they had married thanks to him.

In the year 496, Pope Gelasio I canonized Saint Valentine and proposed him as the “patron saint of lovers”. That is why year after year, Valentine’s Day is commemorated.

The tradition became commercial when Esther A. Howland, an American, began procure the sale of gift cards with romantic motifs and love-themed drawings in the mid-1840s. (E)