Los Angeles Daily News: Historians and theologians believe that Valentine’s Day takes its name from the story of a medieval-era priest named Valentine who healed and married people in secret sometime during the 1st or 2nd century, said Cecilia González-Andrieu, professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Source: Los Angeles Daily News
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