1. valentine’s day
14th February

2. Saint Valentine This holiday is named after a real person
Saint Valentine was a priest near Rome in the year 270 A.D, (the early days of the Christian church)
During this time, lots of Christians were killed
They had to practice their religion in secret

3. What did he do?
At this time marriage was prohibited by the Roman Empire.
His mission was to help Christians get married in secret.
Soldiers weren’t allowed to get married
The Roman Emperor Claudius II wanted to make his army bigger and he believed that married men were not good soldiers

4. Claudius – the roman emperor
Saint Valentine was jailed because he was a Christian by the Roman Emperor Claudius
Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a talk with him
He told him if he changed his religion and became a pagan he won’t kill him
Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead.
Because of this, he was killed.

5. Julia – Asterius’ Daughter
Valentine’s jailer was a man named Asterius
Asterius had a young daughter called Julia who was blind
Before he was killed, Saint Valentine
performed a miracle by healing Julia
The jailer and all his family converted to Christianity and were baptised

6. The first valentine card
The night before Valentine’s death, he wrote the first "valentine" card himself
He gave it to Julia, the daughter of his jailer, who was no longer blind
He signed it “From your Valentine.“
This expression "From your Valentine" is used today in Valentine cards in many countries

7. Valentine’s day This day is now celebrated all over the world
In the U.K. on Valentine’s day people give flowers, cards and presents to their loved ones
Usually the restaurants and bars are very busy because couples go out for a romantic meal or drink

8. Cupid

9. poem

10. balloons

11. chocolates

12. card

13. flowers

14. DOVES

15. KISS

16. date

17. hug

18. Gift/present

19. Questions Who was Saint Valentine?
What did he do in secret for Christian Soldiers?
How did he die?
Who did he send the first Valentine’s card to?
Why did all of the jailer’s family become Christians?