Valentine's Day has roots in Christianity, according to History.com.In fact, there were multiple St. Valentines in history, and it is unclear who the real namesake for the holiday is. One ...

Let's begin with St. Valentine – or the Valentines. As history.com points out, there are a number of Valentines – nearly all of them martyrs – that are connected to the holiday.

The history of the real Saint Valentine, who lived during the Roman Empire, is less romantic than the commercialized holiday that bears his name.

See, the way Valentine's Day is celebrated has transformed over time. The modern iteration of the holiday, with all its rosy hearts and kisses, has quite a bubbly feel compared to its origin story ...

Valentine's Day is almost here, but it wasn't always the heart-filled, card-giving, chocolate-gifting holiday we know today. Here's everything you should know about the history of the beloved ...

However, according to History.com, it is believed that at the end of the fifth century, Pope Gelasius outlawed Lupercalia for being “un-Christian” and declared February 14th as Valentine’s ...

The history of Valentine's Day is a bit murky. In the late fifth century, it replaced a Roman fertility festival on the same date. The Roman Catholic Church recognizes at least three saints named ...

According to History.com, Geoffrey Chaucer, an English poet is our best clue as to when Valentine's Day began representing love."Geoffrey Chaucer was the first to record St. Valentine’s Day as a ...

Valentine’s Day traces its roots back to the Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility festival that was commemorated annually on Feb. 15. In 496, Pope Gelasius I transformed the holiday into St ...