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Saint Valentine was beheaded on February 14 in the year 270 AD for marrying couples in defiance of a decree that the Emperor Claudius made that specifically said not to marry couples until further notice. A little over 200 years later, Pope Gelasius declared February 14th a holiday in honor of Saint Valentine.

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