More than 17 centuries have passed since the death of Saint Valentine, who served as bishop of Terni, a small city in the heart of Italy, from 197 until 273 CE. Valentine was a man of God. He preached in Terni, and beyond, until he was beheaded in Rome during the persecutions of Christians by the Emperor Aurelius.
The love that Valentine preached and testified to with his life was the love inspired by the Gospel: "No love is greater than this: than to lay down your life for your friends." And it was this love that pressed him to help young people to marry. Because of Valentine Terni had become “the city of
love without borders, the city of universal love." He thus defined the
love that we must live and proclaim: A "love that conquers, breaks down
frontiers, and crumbles barriers among human beings. Love that creates a new society.”
♥♥♥ Valentines Day is the perfect occasion to
express your love and to show how much you care ♥♥♥