Newark Advocate faith columnist Jeff Gill explores the history of Valentine's Day and how it connects to today's interpretation of the holiday.

But while some see it as a commercialized "Hallmark holiday," the occasion actually has ancient roots in Roman history and connections to Saint Valentine. Some other Americans, though, rail ...

Saint Valentine was executed on February 14, around the year 269 AD. Over time, this date became associated with celebrating love and affection, leading to the modern Valentine's Day holiday.

While historians have long debated the holiday's origin story, evidence shows it predates the existence of commercial greeting cards by centuries.

Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14, traces its origins to ancient Rome and the festival of Lupercalia. The holiday evolved over centuries and became associated with Saint Valentine ...

Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14, has historical roots linked to Saint Valentine, a Roman priest who secretly married couples. Initially marked by love letters, it evolved into a ...

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Valentine's Day was originally a Christian feast day which was associated with Christian martyrs, with the most famous of them being a third century priest called Saint Valentine. His origin story ...

He declared Feb. 14 as the feast day of a St. Valentine, who had been martyred about 200 years before. But that theory emerged in an 1807 book without any evidence to support the connection ...