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Back on the 14th of February in about 270 AD, a Pope called St Valentine was put to death via Beheading for marrying christian couples in a pagan kingdom. King Claudius II had made this illegal during his reign. So the christian to honour his efforts and sacrifice started Saint Valentines day, the celebration of love.

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