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Valentine’s Day is also thought to have been named in honour of Saint Valentine, a third-century Roman Catholic priest, who died on February 14 in 270 AD. Another myth states that the history of Valentine’s can be traced back to “Lupercalia”, a Roman festival for fertility. It is believed the day was celebrated as an attempt by the Church to add a religious twist to the Lupercalia festival.

Another legend says a Bishop named Saint Valentine of Terni was the true namesake of the holiday.

Among many other theories, the idea that St Valentine appears in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is seen to be an interesting one.