01/11/2009 St. Valentine’s Day: 5th Century Rome “The Catholic Church’s attempt to paper over a popular pagan fertility rite with the clubbing death and decapitation Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Like this:Like Loading...