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Do you know who really started Valentine’s Day?

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

 

Valentine’s Day is a special day for lovers that is celebrated on February 14. 

Most people know that it is named after St. Valentine, who was a Christian who preached his faith until 269 A.D. when he was executed in Rome. The day of his execution was February 14.

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