“, giving them to these persecuted Christians, a possible origin of the widespread use of hearts on St. Valentine”
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Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his feast day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. He is also a patron saint of Terni, epilepsy, and beekeepers. Saint Valentine was a clergyman – either a priest or a bishop – in the Roman Empire who ministered to persec…
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science · 3rd-century Roman Christian saint · physician · also Saint Valentine, Valentinus, Valentin de Rome, Saint Valentine of Terni, St. Valentine, Saint Valentine of Rome
Born 0175 · Died 14 February 0273 · Q192151
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2026· 2 entries
Yahoo: Who was Saint Valentine?
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2025· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Greeting card companies invented Valentine's Day.” False.
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2023· 1 entry
The Conversation: Valentine’s Day’s connection with love was probably invented by Chaucer and other 14th‑century poets
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2019· 1 entry
Published “Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea: a literature-based analysis” in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine — cited 3,857 times.
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2016· 1 entry
Published “ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions” in BMJ — cited 15,580 times.
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2000· 1 entry
Published “Meta-analysis of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed adults.” in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology — cited 3,707 times.
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1969· 1 entry
The Catholic Church removed his name from the General Roman Calendar, leaving his liturgical celebration to local calendars, though use of the pre-1970 liturgical calendar is also authorised under the conditions indicate
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1960· 1 entry
For the needs of the Olympic Village, continues as a modern parish church
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1929· 1 entry
Al Capone's gang "The Outfit" murdered several members of rival Bugs Moran's gang in the "St
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1861· 1 entry
(November 24); and Valentine Jaunzarás Gómez, martyred in 1936 (September 18)
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0273· 1 entry
Died 0273-02-14.
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0175· 1 entry
Born 0175.
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