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In which year did pope gelasius declare feb 14th to be Valentine's Day?
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When was Valentine's Day created?
Valentines day was created in 496 AD by Pope Gelasius the first.
When was pope gelasius born?
Pope Gelasius II was born in 1060.
When did Pope Gelasius I die?
Pope Gelasius I died on 496-11-21.
When was Pope Gelasius II born?
Pope Gelasius II was born in 1060.
What year did Pope Gelasius declare February 14th to be St Valentines?
A:When, in 496, Pope Gelasius included Valentine among all those "... whose names are justly reverenced among men, but whose acts are known only to God," Gelasius implies that nothing was known to him about the life of Valentine, over two centuries earlier. Nevertheless, tradition says that St. Valentine secretly married young couples so that the husbands could avoid military service. We do not know whether this tradition began with Gelasius, or whether it was already established, but it suited his need for a Christian festivity to replace the pagan fertility festival still practised by many supposed Christians.
When did Pope Gelasius II die?
Pope Gelasius II died on 1119-01-29.
When was Valentine's Day declared a day of feasting by Pope Gelasius?
The feast of St. Valentine of February 14 was first established in 496 by Pope Gelasius I.
Who first declared February 14th as Saint Valentine's Day in 498 AD?
Thr first person to estabilshed valentines day was Pope Geisius
What happened in 1118?
Giovanni Caetani elected Pope Gelasius II
When was February 14 declared as Saint Valentine's Day?
From Saints and Angels: archaeologists have unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to Saint Valentine. In 496 AD Pope Gelasius marked February 14th as a celebration in honor of his martyrdom.
How many years since the last African pope?
The last pope from Africa was Pope Gelasius I, the African, March 1, 492 to November 21, 496; the 49th Pope. That is a bit over 1500 years.
How does Pope Gelasius fit into this February 14?
He declared St. Valentine to be a saint and his feast day to be February 14.
