Episode 007: St. Valentine, the Patron Saint of An*l
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Episode 007: St. Valentine, the Patron Saint of An*l
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St. Valentine is the patron saint of love, fiancees, and marriage, beekeepers, and epilepsy. But why? Travel back to the 200s and join us to hear a tale about three possible St. Valentines and how the commercialized love associated with Valentine’s Day came to be (featuring Andrew's spicier-than-usual commentary).
St. Valentine, pray for us.
SOURCES:
Saint Valentine, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine (last edited on April 22, 2025; accessed May 13, 2025).
St. Valentine, Catholic Online, https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=159 (accessed May 13, 2025).
Livia Gershon, Who Was the Real Saint Valentine?, History.com (April 15, 2025), https://www.history.com/articles/real-st-valentine-medieval.
St. Valentine Beheaded, History.com (March 14, 2025), https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/february-14/st-valentine-beheaded.
St. Valentine, Britannica (March 18, 2025), https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Valentine.
Leonie Chao-Fong, 10 Facts About Saint Valentine, History Hit (Feb. 14, 2020), https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-saint-valentine/.
Kasia Davies, Total Expected Valentine’s Day Spending in the United States From 2009 to 2025, Statista (March 17, 2025), https://www.statista.com/statistics/285028/us-valentine-s-day-sales/.