Who Was St. Valentine?
With a little luck, I’ll get home later today after four wonderful but crazy trips strung together, multiple (okay, too many!) take-offs and landings with a sinus infection, cold and/or inclement weather just about everywhere I travelled, and several delayed and/or cancelled flights.
Because of the aforementioned, I haven’t had as much time as I’d like to work on the blog over the last two weeks, but I did come across this charming video briefly illustrating the history of St. Valentine, for whom this day is named. Truth be told, almost nothing is known for certain about Valentine, but given that history is far more about stories than facts, I’m comfortable sharing this one with you. And how luck I am that I’ll be home with my Valentine before this day expires!
Enjoy!
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Post image: “St. Valentine Baptizing St. Lucilla,” by Jacopo Bassano (detail),
Cool stuff. Thanks for it. Get well.