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For marrying people without a license pretty much. He was warned and kept doing it so he was killed.
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Where did St. Valentine live and who was the emperor at his time?
Claudius II Gothicus was the emperor during the time of St. Valentine of Rome.
Why was st valentine imprisoned?
Roman emperor Claudius imprisoned Valentine. Valentine was a priest who defied the orders of the Roman emperor Claudius and continued to perform marriages. He was sentenced to death.
Who was the emperor at that time when St. Valentine was a priest during third century Rome?
Claudius II Gothicus was the emperor during the time of St. Valentine of Rome.
Who was responsible for St. Valentine's death?
The Roman emperor Claudius II Gothicus ordered Valentine's execution.
Why did Saint Valentine help the couples in marriage?
The law of Emperor Claudius Gothicus was an unjust law and St. Valentine did what was right.
Who imprisoned St. Valentine?
Valentine was taken prisoner, tortured and beheaded under orders from the Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus.
What law of Emperor Claudius II did Saint Valentine disobey?
Saint Valentine disobeyed the law of Emperor Claudius II that prohibited young men from getting married, as the emperor believed single men made better soldiers. Saint Valentine continued to marry young couples in secret, which led to his arrest and eventual martyrdom.
What Roman Emperor ordered St Valentine to death?
The Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus needed to raise an army and he could not draft married men. To solve the problem he ordered that all marriage ceremonies be stopped. Valentine continued to marry betroted couples in secret. When Claudius found out, he had Valentine arrested, tortured and beheaded.
What is the story about St. Valentine the Bishop?
St. Valentine continued to marry couples after the Roman Emperor Claudius Gothicus made it illegal. he was taken prisioner, tortured and martyred for his faith. In the early Church a martyr was automatically considered as a saint
Who was responsible for St. Valentine's death and why?
The Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus made marriage illegal in the Roman Empire because he needed to raise an army and could not draft married men. Valentine continued to wed couples in secret. Claudius learned of it and had him arrested, tortured and beheaded.
Why was St. Valentine beheaded?
The Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus made marriage illegal because he needed to raise an army and the law prevented him from drafting married men to serve. Valentine continued to marry couples secretly until Claudius found out and had him arrested, tortured and beheaded.
What does the Roman Emperor Claudius II have to do with Valentine's Day?
Saint Valentine was a priest or bishop with the Church during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius thought soldiers fought better if they did not have wife's and children so he forbid marriage. He then had Valentine jailed for defying him when Valentine ignored the law and continued to perform marriages in secret. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honor St. Valentine. Actually, it was against Roman law to draft married men into the army so Claudis II Gothicus made it illegal to marry.
