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Reflecting Back ...
For most, today is Valentine's Day ... but for me ... the day has several other memorable moments. First, Michelle, my oldest daughter was born on this day back in '74. Happy Birthday Michelle. Secondly, my second wife was killed in a horrific car crash on this day in 2003. :(Here's another blast from the past ...
St. Valentine was beheaded on February 14 around the year 278 A.D. Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed.
Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns. The emperor had to maintain a strong army, but was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the army because of their strong attachment to their wives and families.
To get rid of the problem, Claudius
banned all marriages and engagements in Rome. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.
When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Valentine was arrested and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. The sentence was carried out on February 14, on or about the year 270.
Legend also has it that while in jail, St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine."
For his great service, Valentine was named a saint after his death.
In truth, the exact origins and identity of St. Valentine are unclear. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "At least three different Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, are mentioned in the early martyrologies under the
date of 14 February." One was a priest in Rome, the second one was a bishop of Interamna (now Terni, Italy) and the third St. Valentine was a martyr in the Roman province of Africa.
Legends vary on how the martyr's name became connected with romance. The date of his death may have become mingled with the Feast of Lupercalia, a pagan festival of love. On these occasions, the names of young women were placed in a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius decided to put an end to the Feast of Lupercalia, and he declared that February 14 be celebrated as St Valentine's Day.
... and don't forget the St. Valentine's Day Massacre back in 1929 led by Al Capone ...
Aftermath of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre
(click for details at WickipediA)
... Can't You Just Feel the Love on this Special Day ?!? ... lol
Random Quotes:
"I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day. When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon." ~ Author Unknown ~"
"Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves." ~ Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
"Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy." (sounds like me - lol) ~ Edgar Bergen (1903 - 1978), (Charlie McCarthy)
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