1. The Legend of St Valentine
emperor Claudius II (AD 287) : Single men are braver soldiers than married ones!
 → no soldier should marry! 
Valentinus: unfair! → secretly married soldiers married those
who had a sweetheart:

2. The first “Valentine” Sweet Valentine”.
When Claudius discovered that, he threw Valentinus into jail (prison). There Valentinus fell in love with the jailer's daughter and sent her the first ever card –
“From Your
Sweet Valentine”. 

3. 14 February – the day of honour St. Valentine.
AD 496: Pope Gelasius, chose 14 February as the day to honour and remember Saint Valentine. 

4. Love Notes Exchange by sending poems & gifts.
The 17th century was the most important and truly romantic era
Love Notes Exchange by sending poems & gifts.

5. 1416, Charles, Duke of Orleans, sent Valentine poems to his wife from the Tower.

6. St. Valentine 'Not the saint of love'
St. Rafael
St. Valentine
- the patron saint for those seeking Love
- the patron saint for those who have already found their soul mate

7. Angels of Mercy
Cupid

8. Lonely Hearts A 30 year old man with "a very good estate“
First ad:
A 30 year old man with
"a very good estate“
looking for "some good young gentlewoman that has a fortune of £3,000 or thereabouts."

9. Sayings about love
“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius”. Mozart
Love is indescribable and unconditional. I could tell you a thousand things that it is not, but not one that it is. Duke Ellington
To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
Francois Mauriac
Love is not blind, it simply enables one to see things others fail to see. Anonymous
'I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.'  Rita Rudner

10. 'Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.' Groucho Marx
'Women with pasts interest men... they hope history will repeat itself.'  Mae West
'Get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted a whole day.' Mickey Rooney
'The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead.' Ann Landers

11. Happy valentine’s day!