It’s that pesky romantic holiday that has its origins in the executions and martyrdoms of two different catholic priest. Valentine of Rome would supposedly marry Roman soldiers who were forbidden to marry, wearing an amethyst ring with an engraving of cupid on it. He also refused to convert to Roman paganism and tried to convert the emperor to Christian…
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