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St. Valentine curing a man of epilepsy

Coin with a portrait of Claudius II Gothicus

Woodcut print of Pope St. Gelasius I wearing a papal tiara and holding a cross staff, with a halo behind his head and the name Gelasius written above.

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Vintage Valentine's Day card with a large red rose, a green ribbon, and a red heart inscribed with the words: The rose is thought of love divine. Oh be thou my Valentine.

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