St Valentine

Engaged couples had their wedding rings blessed at the Carmelite Church in Whitefriar Street by Bishop Denis Nulty.

Couples hoping to be lucky in love have been visiting a shrine in Dublin which contains the partial remains of St Valentine. Engaged couples had their ...

The church was opened in 1826 and he became its first Prior. The church was founded by Father John Spratt (1796-1871) in 1825 on the site of the 13th century Carmelite Monastery. Today I am honoured to join with Ilona and Patrick, and with Orla and PJ, at the shrine of Saint Valentine.

Remnants of the patron saint of love are said to be kept at a Glasgow church.

According to ancient sources, he broke a Roman law to conduct marriages in secret for persecuted Christians and was jailed. The life of the saint has been shrouded in myth for centuries. The story of Saint Valentine

The bones of the saint's forearm were “rediscovered” in 1999, having been kept in a cardboard box for six years. It's common for men to propose to their ...

So, when you're thinking of some date ideas that'll impress your other half, why not take a trip to see the good old romantic saint himself? St Valentine's remains were brought to Glasgow by Franciscan monks who were impressed by the faith of locals. It's also become common for men to propose to their girlfriend's on Valentine's Day in the church beside the container and the statue of St Valentine. His bones were originally taken to St Francis' Church in 1868 where they were contained before being moved to the former St Luke's Church on Ballater Street in 1993. Certainly Glasgow isn't the first place you think of when you hear the phrase 'city of love' - but we've certainly earned the accolade thanks to a wee box hidden in the heart of the southside. Though his flower-crowned skull is famously displayed in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome, some of his relics are also said to be housed in a small box in a church found in the southside of Glasgow.

In the wide, tiled entrance hallway of Whitefriar Street Church, a flurry of sweeping and mopping is under way, in preparation for one of the most special ...

Still to this day, we never pushed it as a thing but I suppose social media has played its part in spreading the word.” The relics have remained at Whitefriar Street Church ever since,” he added. There is powerful symbolism in the relics of St Valentine, which had been recovered from the Roman catacombs, coming to Ireland where the church was emerging from the underground with Catholic Emancipation in 1829. Saint Valentine lived in the third century, in what was a period of great turmoil and war in the Roman Empire. Many will come for the special masses that will be said, with a blessing of engagement and wedding rings. Relics of the saint are located there.

Valentine's Day originated as a Western Christian feast day honoring an early Saint named Valentine. It is still an official feast in some denominations, ...

There was actually not just one Saint Valentine, but three. [Valentine's Day originated as a Western Christian feast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day) day honoring an early Saint named Valentine. Valentine's Day

St. Valentine's grave is located at the Whitefriar Street Church in Dublin. Ever since it was erected, love-seekers have turned up at his gravesite every year ...

It was in 1950 that a statue and shrine were built at the church to honour St. Valentine’s grave is located at the Whitefriar Street Church in Dublin. It is believed that the St. John Spratt, convinced Pope Gregory XVI to dig up his grave in 1835 and take St Valentine’s remains home as a present to the folks of Ireland. Valentine himself was executed in Rome, his current and final resting place is in the Irish capital. St Patrick’s Day, Halloween, and many of the most famous holidays have links to the Emerald Isle.

Pic of Day: St. Valentine is an Italian saint. But he rests in Dublin. Some of him at any rate. St. Valentine died in 269 AD. The Catholic Church v...

The decorated lead casket containing the relics, and which measures about eighteen inches by twelve inches, is kept in a glass case below a statue of the saint at a side altar in the church. The Catholic Church venerates him as the patron saint of couples in love, planning to be married, and of married life. Those remains have been in the possession of the Carmelite White Friar fathers ever since and rest in the order’s church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Whitefriar Street.

Blessed John Duns Scotus Catholic church in the Gorbals is thought to be home to the forearm of St Valentine.

Glasgow is one of several European cities claiming to host some remains of St Valentine. The bones were then moved to a church in Ballater Street and then to Blessed John Duns Scotus, where they remain today. The forearm of St Valentine is claimed to be kept in a chest at the Blessed John Duns Scotus Catholic church in the Gorbals.

Rail campaigners 'Into The West' have released a video to highlight the anniversary of the 'St Valentine's Shutdown', when Donegal lost the last of its railways ...

Their [petition can be read and signed here](https://www.change.org/NorthWestRailCorridor) to assist in the calling for the restoration of the North West Rail Corridor. In addition, it will also provide the foundation stone for three further rail reopenings in the future – one of which is to extend the proposed Western Rail Corridor north from Sligo through Ballyshannon and Ballybofey to Letterkenny. We would encourage readers to help spread that message by sharing the video, and ask anyone who wants to see the North West Rail Corridor restored to sign the petition on our website.

Into The West are campaigning to have the route reopened as part of their North West Rail Corridor proposal – which is a restored spine of rail from Letterkenny ...

"Our latest video reminds people of that St. Once reopened, the Corridor will return rail to Donegal and Tyrone for the first time in 60 years and help to close the huge gap in the island’s rail network. Into The West are campaigning to have the route reopened as part of their North West Rail Corridor proposal – which is a restored spine of rail from Letterkenny through Derry, Strabane, Omagh and Dungannon to Portadown, from where trains would travel directly on south to Dublin or north to Belfast.

Although officially recognised by the Roman Catholic Church, and widely agreed to have been a real person who lived in the third century AD, all that is known ...

Following this, the Catholic Church designated 14 February as a day of feasting, otherwise known as 'The Feast of Saint Valentine'. Some believe Saint Valentine was a Roman priest who lived around the year 270 A.D. Tourists can also find the flower-crowned alleged skull of St. While behind bars, Valentine fell in love with the jailer's daughter, whom he had befriended and healed from blindness (quite literally love at first sight). The origins of Valentine's Day are debated, as some believe it was chosen to commemorate the death of Saint Valentine in the middle of February, while others argue it was placed in mid-February by the Christian church to replace the pagan festival of Lupercalia. Although officially recognised by the Roman Catholic Church, and widely agreed to have been a real person who lived in the third century AD, all that is known for certain about Saint Valentine is his name, and that he was martyred and buried on 14 February on the outskirts of Rome.

The origins of Valentine's Day trace back to the legendary Christian martyr St. Valentine, who served as an inspiration for over two thousand years.

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). As time passed, the [Feast of Saint Valentine](/topic/feast-of-saint-valentine)transformed into a day for celebrating love, eventually evolving into the modern-day Valentine's Day. [Pope](/topic/pope)Julius I of the [Catholic Church](/topic/catholic-church)ordered the construction of a basilica at the Via Flaminia, an ancient roadway connecting Rome and Rimini, over St. [Roman Catholic Church](/topic/roman-catholic-church)acknowledges St. According to a passed-down legend, St. Valentine lived during the period spanning the late 2nd and early 3rd century AD.

Rail campaigners, Into The West, issued the 'St Valentine's Shutdown' film today. That closure stripped both Tyrone and Donegal of rail and erased the north- ...

Their petition calling for the restoration of the North West Rail Corridor can be read and signed [here](https://www.change.org/NorthWestRailCorridor). It was the last bit of Donegal’s rail network to survive previous cuts in the 1950s. “Our latest video reminds people of that St.

Valentine's Day actually started off as a Christian feast day. Why do we send cards? Despite being a priest, it seems that Valentine himself fell in love with a ...

Despite being a priest, it seems that Valentine himself fell in love with a young woman who was supposedly the daughter of his jailor. There's even a book where you can write your prayers or wishes in. But like every traditional celebration, there are numerous strains of the one story.

Bishop Nulty blessed engaged couples Orla Gavin and Patrick Corcoran, and Ilona Catharine Dorrepaal and Patrick Michael Lennon. In welcoming the couples to the ...