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Saint Valentine was a priest of Rome, holding the position of Bishop of Terni, Narnia and Amelia, a town of Umbria, in central Italy.
He must have annoyed someone in government and ended up under house arrest, living under the eye of Judge Asterius.
During this time of house arrest our Roman priest would discuss his faith with the judge and the validity of Jesus.
Asterius decided to put Valentinus to the test and brought to him his own adopted blind daughter. If Jesus was the healer, then the priest should have no problem in restoring the girl's sight. And if he could heal the girl's sight, Asterius would do whatever he asked.
Valentinus laid his hands on her eyes and the child's vision was restored.
Immediately humbled, the judge asked Valentinus what he should do. Valentinus replied that all of the idols around the judge's house should be broken, and that the judge should fast for three days and then undergo baptism. The judge obeyed and, as a result, freed all the Christian inmates under his authority and the judge, his family, and his forty-four member household (family members and servants) were baptized.
Priest Valentinus was later arrested again for continuing to proselytize and was sent to the prefect of Rome, to the emperor Claudius Gothicus (Claudius II) himself. Claudius took a liking to him until Valentinus tried to convince Claudius to embrace Christianity, whereupon Claudius refused and condemned Valentinus to death, commanding that Valentinus either renounce his faith or he would be beaten with clubs, and beheaded.
St Valentine continued to refuse to denounce his faith in Christ and so he was sentenced to be beaten & beheaded. On the day of his execution - FEBRUARY 14TH - he wrote a note to the judges adopted daughter, the girl healed from blindness and signed it ...
‘ Your Valentine '
This was 270 AD
The gifts of the Spirit were clearly still operating.
He must have annoyed someone in government and ended up under house arrest, living under the eye of Judge Asterius.
During this time of house arrest our Roman priest would discuss his faith with the judge and the validity of Jesus.
Asterius decided to put Valentinus to the test and brought to him his own adopted blind daughter. If Jesus was the healer, then the priest should have no problem in restoring the girl's sight. And if he could heal the girl's sight, Asterius would do whatever he asked.
Valentinus laid his hands on her eyes and the child's vision was restored.
Immediately humbled, the judge asked Valentinus what he should do. Valentinus replied that all of the idols around the judge's house should be broken, and that the judge should fast for three days and then undergo baptism. The judge obeyed and, as a result, freed all the Christian inmates under his authority and the judge, his family, and his forty-four member household (family members and servants) were baptized.
Priest Valentinus was later arrested again for continuing to proselytize and was sent to the prefect of Rome, to the emperor Claudius Gothicus (Claudius II) himself. Claudius took a liking to him until Valentinus tried to convince Claudius to embrace Christianity, whereupon Claudius refused and condemned Valentinus to death, commanding that Valentinus either renounce his faith or he would be beaten with clubs, and beheaded.
St Valentine continued to refuse to denounce his faith in Christ and so he was sentenced to be beaten & beheaded. On the day of his execution - FEBRUARY 14TH - he wrote a note to the judges adopted daughter, the girl healed from blindness and signed it ...
‘ Your Valentine '
This was 270 AD
The gifts of the Spirit were clearly still operating.