"St. Valentine was a Catholic priest and martyr, known for his kind heart and generosity," the Archdiocese said in a statement. "He faithfully followed Jesus’ command to love our neighbor as ...

"The original accompanying documentation from the Holy See states that the reliquary contains the remains of St Valentine, martyr, together with a small vessel tinged with his blood." While ...

History Detectives stares down the barrel of a shotgun for clues that one of Al Capone’s men fired it in a Chicago gang massacre that shocked the nation. The gun came to our contributor’s ...

Licinius, in an uncontainable fury, had the Saint put to many torments, then crucified. While upon the cross, the holy Martyr was further tormented -- his privy parts were cut off, he was shot with ...

George, this truly great and glorious Martyr of Christ, was born of a father from Cappadocia ... When he learned that the Emperor Diocletian was preparing a persecution of the Christians, Saint George ...

St. Justin Martyr Born in Flavia Neapolis (in Palestinian Syria) around 100; conversion to Christianity around 130; martyred in Rome in the year 165, under Marcus Aurelius. Saint Justin Martyr (as ...

The day's origins trace back to the commemoration of St. Valentine, a Christian martyr associated with love and devotion. Whether through grand gestures or simple expressions, Valentine's Day ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login St Edmund, king and martyr, supposedly killed by Danes (or "Vikings") in 869, was one of the pre-eminent saints of the middle ages; his ...

Hours after Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces, Iran remembered Sinwar as a martyr whose vision for a liberated Palestine would be carried forward. Sinwar, the architect of the ...

History Detectives stares down the barrel of a shotgun for clues that one of Al Capone’s men fired it in a Chicago gang massacre that shocked the nation. The gun came to our contributor’s ...

Themes: celebrating St Valentine's Day; the life of St Valentine; customs associated with St Valentine's Day; saints. Summary: This assembly celebrates St Valentine's Day, which falls on 14 ...

Elinor receives a valentine unexpectedly. She considers what Richard Morrison has written and how it might sway her, if she cared. Letty, Elinor's niece, believes she is going to get a valentine ...