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| − | Roman Emperor Claudius II defended the Empire against invading Goths in the 3rd century. He forbade marriage because he thought that single men were tougher soldiers.
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| − | Valentine was a Christian bishop in Italy who secretly married young couples. When caught, he was sentenced to be beaten to death with clubs and beheaded on February 14, 269 A.D.
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| − | But as he awaited his execution, this Christian prayed for the jailers' sick daughter and wrote her a note. He signed it "from your Valentine." She miraculously recovered and in A.D. 469, Pope Gelasius designated February 14th as "Saint Valentine's Day."
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