Valentin

Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his feast day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. He is also a patron saint of Terni, epilepsy, and beekeepers.

Valentine was a clergyman — a priest or a bishop — in the Roman Empire who ministered to persecuted Christians. He was martyred and buried on the Via Flaminia on February 14, which has been observed as the Feast of Saint Valentine since at least the eighth century.

Beside him rests Valentina — a symbolic memorial for everyone who has ever received a note signed “your Valentine”.