Various legends give different accounts of St. Valentineās life and why he is associated with love. According to one story, St. Valentine was martyred in Rome in the 3rd century by Claudius II Gothicus during the emperorās persecution of Christians. While he was imprisoned and awaiting execution, he is said to have signed a letter āfrom your Valentineā to his jailerās daughter, whom he had befriended and healed from blindness. Another legend says that he defied the emperorās orders and secretly married couples to spare the husbands from being conscripted to serve in war.
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