Who was Saint Valentine?
St Valentine was a Christian priest who lived in Rome during the third century AD. He was executed by the Emperor Claudius II.
His execution was during the Roman festival of Lupercalia, a celebration of Juno, the goddess of fertility. This is why Valentine became associated with lovers.
It is said that the bones of St Valentine were owned by a French family. This family gave the bones to Franciscan friars in 1868. The bones were taken to Glasgow, Scotland and are kept there in a Franciscan church.
There are other churches all over Europe which also claim to hold the bones of St Valentine.
Perhaps only those truly in love can spot the real ones!
Written by Joan Kavanagh
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