Rita Edochie Instagram – HOW THE VALENTINE WE CELEBRATE TODAY 14TH FEBRUARY STARTED
THE REAL STORY OF SAINT VALENTINE π π π π π π π THE GREAT .
A PRIEST WHO PREACHED AGAPE LOVE β€οΈ
SAINT VALENTINE π π π ππππ WAS A CHRISTIAN PRIEST WHO LIVED IN ROME DURING THE 3RD CENTURY AD . EMPEROR CLAUDIUS CLAUDIA’S II RULED ROME AT THAT TIME AND OUTLAWED MARRIAGE FOR YOUNG MEN , BELIEVING THEY MADE BETTER SOLDIERS . BUT SAINT VALENTINE DEFIED THE EMPEROR’S DECREE AND CONTINUED TO PERFORM π MARRIAGES π IN SECRET .”
“SAINT VALENTINE WAS ARRESTED AND PUT IN PRISON . DURING HIS IMPRISONMENT , HE HEALED THE DAUGHTER OF HIS JAILER AND CONVERTED HER AND OTHERS TO CHRISTIANITY……………
BEFORE HIS EXECUTION , SAINT VALENTINE π WROTE A LETTER TO THE JAILER’S DAUGHTER , SIGNED IT ‘FROM YOUR VALENTINE .’ HE WAS EXECUTED ON FEBRUARY 14TH , AROUND 270 AD .”
“OVER TIME, SAINT VALENTINE’S DAY EVOLVED TO BECOME A CELEBRATION OF LOVE , ROMANCE , AND RELATIONSHIPS .
TODAY
, WE HONOUR SAINT VALENTINE’S SACRIFICE AND BRAVERY BY SHOWING LOVE β€οΈ AND APPRECIATION TO THOSE AROUND US .
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY , GREAT LOVERS OF RITA EDOCHIE , AND NON LOVERS OF RITA EDOCHIE π π π₯° π ππππππβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ | Posted on 14/Feb/2025 12:39:46