Little is known about the Saint Valentine of Valentine's Day. In fact, a few martyred saints went by the name Valentine in ancient Rome, leading some scholars to question whether February 14 celebrates one such martyr, or all of them. Further, the first connection made between St. Valentine's Day and the celebration of love was in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Parlement of Foules" and thus, it is unclear whether St. Valentine's Day was ever intended to be such a celebration. Whatever its original purpose, Valentine's Day is a holiday force to be reckoned with, which I don't necessarily mind, especially when I find a gorgeous bouquet of roses on my doorstep!
