Or is the history darker, marked by Roman bacchanalia, martyrs and lies ... He declared Feb. 14 as the feast day of a St. Valentine, who had been martyred about 200 years before.

The origins of this festival of love, which dates back at least to the medieval era, remain obscure, as does the identity of the Roman martyr honored by the Church on this date. Saint Valentine is ...

on Saturday night, when Wavelength did our first-ever show at long-running art space the Music Gallery, then at its third location, in St. George-the-Martyr ... night was Valentine's Day and ...

The Valentine linked to romance is one of these two. Some scholars have concluded that the two were originally the same person. No romantic elements are present in the original early medieval ...

On Feb. 14, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued an extraordinary Dear Colleague letter ordering all colleges and schools, public and private, that receive federal funds to ...

St. Justin Martyr Born in Flavia Neapolis (in Palestinian Syria) around 100; conversion to Christianity around 130; martyred in Rome in the year 165, under Marcus Aurelius. Saint Justin Martyr (as ...

This convent, then dedicated to the Mother of God was later rededicated to the Mother of God and St. Edward the Martyr. The king’s relics were buried in the altar of the monastic church. According to ...

The New Orleans Saints certainly added a big piece to the secondary in free agency by signing for Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid. New Orleans wanted to add to the safety room — especially ...

The New Orleans Saints currently have 18 players scheduled to head to free agency. That could always change if the Saints were to cut other players ahead of free agency. At this point, 25-year-old ...

“So that’s good news for us,” general manager Mickey Loomis said with a smile. And the Saints plan to take advantage of that higher number. Loomis said Wednesday that he expects the Saints ...