Posts from the ‘Valentine’s Day’ Category

  • Love, And Be Silent (A Valentine’s Post)

    Love, And Be Silent (A Valentine’s Post)

    February 14th, 2013 | Valentine's Day | journalpulp | 2 Comments

    The man named Valentinus (which comes from the Latin valens, meaning “powerful, brave, valiant”) was a martyred Christian of ancient Rome, about whom virtually nothing is known. His name does not appear in the earliest redaction of Christian martyrs (354 AD), and it was Pope Gelasius who first included Valentinus — or Saint Valentine, as [...]

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  • Baby, Don’t Hurt Me: A Valentine Post

    Baby, Don’t Hurt Me: A Valentine Post

    February 13th, 2012 | Valentine's Day | journalpulp | 6 Comments

    The man named Valentinus (from the Latin valens, meaning “powerful, brave, valiant”) was a martyred Christian of ancient Rome, about whom virtually nothing is known. His name doesn’t appear in the earliest redaction of Christian martyrs (354 AD), and it was Pope Gelasius who first included Valentinus — or Saint Valentine, as Pope Gelasius canonized [...]

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