St. Valentine was a bishop who lived in the third century in Rome. During his lifetime the Roman Empire was crumbling
down with attacks and surrounding tribes. Emperor Claudius ii who ruler during the chaos believed that marriage made
soldiers weak to issued an edict that forbade marriage to ensure the quality of his soldiers. The ban on marriage was
a great shot. The kind bishop noticed the injustice of the decree he held the law of the church and helped lovers who came
to him uniting them in a holy matrimony but it was only a matter of time before the emperor heard about this friend of
lovers and had him arrested.
Valentine was imprisoned. While waiting for his sentence.
his jailer Asterius approached
him to use his saintly power and healed his blind daughter. Valentine succeeded and her sight was restored they became
close and fell in love. After a while, the Emperor issued a verdict. Valentine was asked to agree with the Emperor about
the ban on marriage thus giving up his religion. Valentine refused just before his execution. Valentine asked for a pen
and paper and signed a farewell message to his lover from your Valentine. a phrase that lived ever after You!
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