where did valentine's day originate

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    Around 270AD Rome was in decline; levies were high and discovering declined as did trade. Claudius II, a fiendish Roman Emperor, liked to construct up a large armed detachment to defend contrary to increasing foes inside and out-of-doors of the empire. He anticipated his men to signal up to connect but very couple of persons liked to depart their wives and families. Claudius II was angry and determined to ostracise marriages in order that more men would stay lone and would connect the army.
   
   The Christians were despised by the Romans and vice versa. St Valentine was a Christian cleric at the time of the Emperor's decree. He accepted it to be unjust and proceeded to present wedding ceremony observance in secret. The Emperor found out this defiance of his instructions and organised the apprehend of St Valentine. The Emperor was influenced with the cleric because of his conviction and his dignity and numerous considerations pursued throughout which the Emperor endeavoured to alter St Valentine to Roman gods and St Valentine endeavoured to alter the Emperor to Christian gods. Eventually, the Emperor organised St Valentine to be performed, some state by having his head struck with associations and cut up off.
   
   St Valentine was held in jail before his death on 14th February. During his jail judgment St Valentine was travelled to by a juvenile young female, probably his jailors unseeing female child who liked to be cured. She was miraculously healed and throughout her visits she supplied him with good lesson support. On the day he was to be performed, he supposedly composed her a note thanking her for her companionship and commitment and he marked it "from your Valentine".
   
   St Valentine's death appeared at a time of commemoration in Rome. Historically on 14th February, Romans commemorated Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses, furthermore renowned as the Goddess of women and marriage. The every day inhabits of juvenile Roman males and females were commonly kept distinct, but on the 14th February the young women titles were put in a jar and the young men would take turns to take a title out of the jar and glimpse who they were paired with for remainder of the commemorations which proceeded through the 15th February with the Feast of Lupercalia. These titles were damaged on their sleeves for up to a week and this was likely the source of the saying "to wear your heart on your sleeve".
   
   It is considered that a blend of St Valentines death and the Roman commemorations of women and wedding ceremony has developed to become the St Valentines day that we understand of today.
   
   In 1415 Charles, duke of Orleans dispatched one of the soonest valentines cards to his wife while he was a detainee in the Tower of London. This business card is now maintained in the British Museum.

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