He declared Feb. 14 as the feast day of a St. Valentine ... but the lack of evidence prompted the Catholic Church in 1969 to remove St. Valentine as the primary saint celebrated on Feb. 14.

CHASTITY PARADE: Hundreds of teenagers and youths from the Assemblies of God, Church (AGC) during the annual Chastity Parade to mark the Valentine’s Day In a powerful display of commitment to ...

As Christianity spread, the Church aimed at replacing the pagan customs with Christian observances and finally gave way to the modern celebration of St. Valentine’s Day. The name-sake ...

To each day of the Valentine’s Week is pinned a name and a theme ... Hence, they continued to celebrate the festival with the name of a priest of the Roman church, St. Valentine, who died on February ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. It might be hard to give up candy for Lent this year. Valentine’s Day, with its flurry of chocolate and ...

Themes: celebrating St Valentine's Day; the life of St Valentine; customs associated with St Valentine's Day; saints. Summary: This assembly celebrates St Valentine's Day, which falls on 14 ...

Each Valentine's Day, millions of Americans gift their partners or loved ones with flowers, cards or candy as a token of their affections on Feb. 14. But while some see it as a commercialized ...