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Who was St. Valentine, and how did a Christian martyr’s feast day become transformed into a carnival of candy hearts, greeting cards, and commercialized sentimentality? Who was Saint Valentine, and how did a Christian martyr’s feast day become transformed into a carnival of candy hearts, greeting cards, and commercialized sentimentality? How did a solemn commemoration […] The post Saint Valentine: The Catholic Martyr Turned Into a Mascot appeared first on StoneZone .
Who was St. Valentine, and how did a Christian martyr’s feast day become transformed into a carnival of candy hearts, greeting cards, and commercialized sentimentality? Who was Saint Valentine, and how did a Christian martyr’s feast day become transformed into a carnival of candy hearts, greeting cards, and commercialized sentimentality? How did a solemn commemoration of sacrificial faith become repackaged as a secular spectacle divorced from its sacred origin? Saint Valentine, known in Latin as Valentinus, refers to one or more early Christian martyrs of the third century living under the shadow of the Roman Empire. The Roman Catholic Church has long recognized at least two Valentines who were martyred on February 14, one a priest…Open