A popular legend that surrounds the origin of Valentine’s Day is of a Christian Saint named Valentinus. It states that he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. According to legend, during his imprisonment, he healed the jailer’s daughter, Asterius, who was blind. Valentinus was executed, but before his death he apparently wrote the daughter a letter which he signed... [read more]