What is celebrated on St Valentine's Day?
a) the lovers' day
b) the birthday of St Valentine
c) the first day of spring
a) the lovers' day
Who is Valentine?
Where did Valentine's Day originate?
Rome, Italy
True or false: Saint Valentine was beheaded
true
True or false: Saint Valentine was a Roman emperor
false
What day of the year did Saint Valentine die?
February 14
Whose blindness did Saint Valentine heal?
The jailer's daughter
In what empire did Saint Valentine live?
Roman Empire
Whose blindness did Saint Valentine heal?
The jailer's daughter
True or false: Emperor Claudius told Saint Valentine to keep practicing Christianity
False
In what century did St. Valentine die?
3rd Century AD (270 AD)
Which emperor executed Saint Valentine?
Claudius the Second
In what century was Valentine's Day first celebrated in Spain?
How did Saint Valentine sign the card to the jailer's daughter?
"From your Valentine"
What did Emperor Claudius outlaw?
What century was the Feast of Saint Valentine, or Valentine's Day, first celebrated?
5th century (496 AD)
Who was celebrated during the original ancient Roman holiday of Lupercalia? (Hint: they are famous founders)
Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome
Where was Lupercalia originally celebrated?
Rome
In alternate versions of the Valentines legend, why was Saint Valentine punished?
Helping Christians escape Roman prison
What was the original Ancient Roman holiday, before Valentine's Day?
When is Saint Valentine's Day celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox Church?
July 6
Who established Valentine's Day?
Pope Gelasius I
Where was St Valentine killed?
What did Lupercalia celebrate?