The orignal history of Valentine: The Martyred RomanPriest Who Officiated Marriages

The real history of Valentine's Day is not
comprised of roses, chocolates and pretty
cards. Instead, crime, imprisonment and
execution are at the genesis of our modern
day love fest, dating back to the man whose
martyrdom may have inspired the holiday.

There were reportedly three early Christian
saints named Valentine, but the one the
holiday likely comes from was a Roman
priest during the 3rd century A.D. under
Emperor Claudius II.The Roman Empire was experiencing massive

turmoil at the time. Dubbed the 'Crisis of the
Third Century' by scholars, this period saw
the empire divide into three competing
states, with the threat of invasion all around.

Claudius made the unpopular decision to ban
marriage among young people, believing that
unmarried soldiers fought better than
married soldiers. With the Roman Empire
hanging by a thread, Claudius needed all the
brazen war power he could get.

This is where Valentine comes in; the pesky
priest who believed marriage to be a God-
given sacrament. Valentine began officiating
marriages in secret but was eventually found
out and imprisoned. Author Greg Tobin
noted that the advent of the Valentine's Day
love note may have come about from young
children passing Valentine notes through the
prison bars, but this may be embellishment
to an otherwise tragic story.
Tobin describes Valentine's fate:

The priest was eventually beheaded
and then named a martyr by the
Church because he gave up his life to
perform the sacrament of marriage:

for love of love and love of God.
At the end of the 5th century, Pope Gelasius I
declared February 14 to be St. Valentine's
Day, and centuries later romantic authors like
Geoffrey Chaucer and Shakespeare helped
seal the deal with references to the day in
their works....
That is why uptil today we are still celebrating it lot of love....