The history or legend of Valentine's Day comes from a man named St. Valentine, who had nothing to do with love and romance. He was beheaded for refusing to give up his faith, and for perform marriages for young Christian couples in love.

While in jail, St. Valentine fell in love with a girl who was the jailer's daughter, and right before his execution, he sent her a letter saying, "From your Valentine."

Since St. Valentine died on February 14, A.D. 270, we have come to celebrate St. Valentine's day every February 14 as a special day of love, friendship and romance. According to one legend, it is said that on the day that St. Valentine was buried, birds began to pair among beautiful red roses.

Archaeologists found a an ancient church which was dedicated to Saint Valentine.

Althought, St. Valentine is the Patron Saint of couples, engaged couples, love and lovers, he is not the Patron Saint of bees and beekeepers. St. Bernard of Clarivaux their Patron Saint.

For children, Valentine's Day is a day for exchanging Valentine's Days cards and hard candies in the shape of hearts, as an expressions of friendship.

For adults, Valentine's Day is a day for love, romance and cupid, and chocolate candy in heart shaped red boxes wrapped in pretty satin and bows. St. Valentine's Day is a day for lovers expressing their love for one another by exchanging kisses, lots of kisses, and romantic Valentine's Day greeting cards with romantic love poems that say I LOVE YOU! St. Valentine's Day is a day of LOVE!

One would think that there would be countless marriage proposals on Valentine's Day, but for some reason, the numbers are few! How strange!

Oh well, Happy Valentine's Day!

Send your Valentine Sweetheart these
beautiful St. Valentine's Day flowers!

Some More Valentine's Day History
- Helen Steiner Rice

The legend says St. Valentine Was in a prison cell. Thinking of his little flock, he had always loved so well, and wanting to assure them of his friendship and his love, he picked a bunch of violets and sent them by a dove.

And on the violets' leaves, he pierced these lines divine, that simply said, "I Love You" And "I'm your Valentine".

So through the years that followed from that day unto this, folks still send messages of love and seal them with a kiss.

Because a Saint in prison reached through prison bars one day, and picked a bunch of violets and sent them out to say, that faith and love can triumph no matter where you are, for faith and love are greater than the strongest prison bar.