最有名的说法是3世纪,罗马帝国皇帝克劳狄二世为了充实兵力解决帝国的危机,下令所有单身男性罗马公民从军,不许结婚。天主教神父圣瓦伦丁(又译华伦泰或瓦伦廷)不理禁令,秘密替人证婚,结果被士兵逮捕,于269年2月14日被处死;为纪念瓦伦丁的勇敢精神,人们将每年2月14日定为纪念日,成了后来的“情人节”。[3]据《世界图书百科全书(英语:World Book Encyclopedia)》资料指出:“公元268年,罗马皇帝克劳狄二世禁止年轻男子结婚,他认为未婚男子可以成为更优良的士兵。名为瓦伦丁的教士违反了皇帝的命令,秘密为年轻男子主持婚礼,引起皇帝不满,结果被收监,据说瓦伦丁于公元269年2月14日被处决。”
Palacios-Sánchez, Leonardo; Díaz-Galindo, Luisa María; Botero-Meneses, Juan Sebastián. Saint Valentine: Patron of lovers and epilepsy. Repertorio de Medicina y Cirugía. October 2017, 26 (4): 253–255. ISSN 0121-7372. doi:10.1016/j.reper.2017.08.004. Valentine placed his hands over her eyes, prayed to God, and Julia was able to see. Asterius, in awe of Valentine's power, converted to Christianity, along with 46 members of his family. He then also freed all Christians who were confined in his prison.
Kithcart, David. St. Valentine, the Real Story. CBN. 25 September 2013 [2024-02-03]. (原始内容存档于2021-02-15) (英语). In the year 269 AD, Valentine was sentenced to a three-part execution of a beating, stoning, and finally decapitation all because of his stand for Christian marriage. The story goes that the last words he wrote were in a note to Asterius' daughter. He inspired today's romantic missives by signing it, "from your Valentine."
Illes, Judika. Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints & Sages. HarperCollins. 11 October 2011: 1238. ISBN 978-0-06-209854-2. Saint Valentine is invoked for healing as well as love. He protects against fainting and is requested to heal epilepsy and other seizure disorders. In northern Italy, epilepsy was once traditionally known as Saint Valentine's Malady.使用|accessdate=需要含有|url= (帮助)
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