From Roman martyr to patron of lovers - this is the story of St Valentine.

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St Valentine’s Novena:

https://catholicnovenaapp.com/novenas/st-valentine-novena/

Passion of St Valentine (translated by Roger Pearse):

https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Valentine-of-Terni-Passio-2019-1.pdf

Chaucer’s Parliament of Fowls (translated by AS Kline):

https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/English/Fowls.php

Oldest Surviving Valentine’s Letter:

https://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item126579.html#:~:text=This%20is%20probably%20the%20oldest,till%20I%20hear%20from%20you.

On the Suppression of Lupercalia (William M Green):

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Journals/CP/26/1/Lupercalia*.html

Music: 'Come Thou Font,' traditional melody recorded by Taryn Harbridge and used with artist's permission (https://www.youtube.com/@TarynHarbridge)