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The legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men would make better soldiers than married ones, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realising the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. During his imprisonment, Valentine is believed to have sent the first “valentine” greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl, believed to have been his jailor’s daughter, Asterius who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter signed “From your Valentine,” an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the various Valentine legends is murky, most of the mythical stories emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic and most importantly romantic figure. February 2013
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