St. Valentine

I read a short bio on Saint Valentine the other day and found it interesting as I did not know his story. So here is a rather simplified note on the famous Saint.

Not sure of the dates he lived but he was a priest who married Christians even though he was forbidden to do so by the Roman authorities. He defied the authorities and still performed the Christian marriages. So he was executed. Talk about conviction, you could see why the church made him a saint.

Freedom to pursue religion is such a basic right in this country that it is almost second nature. You want to go to a house of worship, go right ahead. You want to be an atheist or a Druid go right ahead. Freedom of religion does not exist in all countries in the world though so it is something to be cherished here. Saint Valentine unfortunately did not have that freedom.