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Fernando Donaire Marqués ST VALENTINE’S DAY

Fernando Donaire Marqués. Saint Valentin was a roman priest who lived about the third century. It is said that the roman emperor who governed at that

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Page 1: Fernando Donaire Marqués. Saint Valentin was a roman priest who lived about the third century. It is said that the roman emperor who governed at that

Fernando Donaire Marqués

ST VALENTINE’S DAY

Page 2: Fernando Donaire Marqués. Saint Valentin was a roman priest who lived about the third century. It is said that the roman emperor who governed at that

Saint Valentin was a roman priest who lived about the third century. It is said that the roman emperor who governed at that time forbade the marriage between the young people because single men fought better than marriaged men.Valentin rebealed against this law and married people secretly. The emperor discovered this and imprisoned Valentin.When he was in prison, his jailer wanted to ridicule him and asked him to heal their daughter who was born blind. However Valentin healed him.In spite of everything he was condemned to death

St Valentin of Terni

Legend

Page 3: Fernando Donaire Marqués. Saint Valentin was a roman priest who lived about the third century. It is said that the roman emperor who governed at that

St Valentine’s day is the day of the lovers and it is an special occasion for them.

The tradition in Spain

Some men buy branchs of flowers for their coples

Others prefer a romantic date

Chocolate bombons are also a very common gift