Where did Valentine's Day originate from? The history of the day and the story of its patron saint is surrounded in mystery. We know that February has always been celebrated as a month of romance and that St. Valentine’s Day contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman traditions.
When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Realizing the injustice of the decree St. Valentine de¬ed Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.
