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Re: Happy Saint Valentines Day [message #184524 is a reply to message #184522] |
Wed, 15 February 2012 09:19 |
Judith
Messages: 73 Registered: September 2012
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In article <upH_q.1012$9D2.985@newsfe02.iad>,
"George Johnson" <matrix29@charter.net> wrote:
> Enjoy the chocolate and candies and heart-shaped plushies. St. Valentine,
> Famed Romantic and Religious Martyr
> http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/02/14/saint-valentine-famed-ro mantic-and-religio
> us-martyr/
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> One Valentine was a Roman priest and doctor who was persecuted by the
> emperor Claudius II for marrying Christian couples. Claudius took a liking
> to Valentine, but Valentine overstepped his bounds when he tried to convert
> the emperor, and Claudius sentenced him to death - and an ugly death at
> that. Lore suggests that he was beaten, stoned, and finally beheaded.
They probably stoned him with those little candy hearts with funny
sayings on them.
Judith
--
Man killed while attempting suicide.
-Newscast by Peter Gorey
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