I remember growing that St.Valentines day was always a fund in parochial school. The nuns would allow us to exchange Valentine’s and purchase candy. In fact, I’m still in contact with my fifth grade Valentine. In 1969, St. Valentine was removed from the General Roman Calendar, because so little about him can be confirmed. However he is still listed as a saint.
He was the Bishop of Terni, Narnia and Amelia when he was arrested for the first time. The judge presented his blind daughter and requested that Valentine restore her vision. It is told that he placed his hands on her eyes and restored her sight. As a result, the judge and his family converted and he released all the Christian prisoners.
He was arrested again for trying to convert people to Christianity and brought before Emperor Claudius II. After several attempts to convert the Emperor he became so outraged that he sentenced Valentine to death by being beaten to death and beheaded.
It is unclear as to the exact year that this occurred but it is believed to have been February 14th 269.
It is thought that the romantic nature of the feast day occurred during the Middle Ages when it was believed that birds coupled in mid-February.
Valentine is the patron saint of couples, bee keepers, engaged couples, epilepsy, fainting, greetings, happy marriages, love, lovers, plague, travelers, and young people. He is represented in pictures with birds and roses and his feast day is celebrated on February 14.
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (Aragon) my 20th Great Grandmother
When I began my search for my ancestors, little did I know that I would uncover that I would find at least 23 saints that were direct ancestors. Of course, once you go back this far, there are millions of cousins out there, but you have to be able to find that starting point. I was lucky enough to find that link through my paternal great grandmother Emilia Caracciolo Di Torchiarolo. Saint Elizabeth Aragon’s relation
Saint Arnulf of Metz My 40th Great Grandfather
Saint Arnulf ( Patron Saint of Brewers ) Click St. Arnulf PDF to see lineage. St. Arnulf. Arnulf was born to an important Frankish family near Nancy in Lorraine around 582.[3] The family owned vast domains between the Mosel and Meuse rivers.[4] As an adolescent, he was called to the Merovingian court of king Theudebert II (595–612) of Austrasia[5] where he was educated by Gondulf of Provence.[3] Arnulf was later sent to serve as dux
The Borgia Family
The traceable beginning of the Borgia family ( Borja in Spain )goes back to Rodrigo de Borja who was born in Borja, Zaragoza Spain around 1349. A branch of the family would later move to Italy and two of them become Popes. As I was tracing back one of my Carafa lines, I found that one of my Carafa great grandfathers was the son of Juana de Borgia, the sister of Rodrigo Borgia, who later
Saint Ancestors of Maria Emilia Caracciolo Di Torchiarolo/Saint Louis IX Capet of France
Click here to Join Italian Genealogy Group on Facebook So far I have found twenty-two saints that are direct ancestors of Maria Caracciolo Di Torchiarolo. Saint Louis is her 18th great grandfather and my 21st great grandfather as indicated in the chart at the bottom of the page. Louis IX, also called Saint Louis, (born April 25, 1214, Poissy, France—died August 25, 1270, near Tunis [now in Tunisia]; canonized August 11, 1297, feast day
Saint Adela Capet — 29th Great Grandmother
Saint Adela Capet of France is my 29th Great Grandmother. It’s a long road there through French, Flemish, Spanish and finally Italian ancestors. Her father was Robert II Capet King of France. Saint Adela (3), January 8 (Adelais, Adelaide). + 1071. Princess of France. Countess of Flanders. Abbess of Mecsene. The countess-queen. Daughter of Robert the Pious, king of France, 996-1031. Sister of Henry I, 1031-1000. Wife of Baldwin V. (of Lille), count of Flanders,
Prince ( Saint ) Mikhail Vsevolodovich and Princess Maria Romanovna my 23 Great Grandparents
Saint Michael of Chernigov[1] or Mikhail Vsevolodovich[2] (c. 1185 – Saray, 20 September 1246) was a Rus’ prince (a member of the Rurik dynasty).[3] He was grand prince of Kiev (1236–1240, 1240, 1241–1243); and he was also prince of Pereyaslavl (1206), of Novgorod-Seversk (1219–1226), of Chernigov (1223–1235, 1242–1246), of Novgorod (1225–1226, 1229–1230), and of Halych (1235–1236).[2] Realtionship Chart to Prince Mikhail Relationship Chart Archaeological evidence reveals that Chernihiv towns enjoyed an unprecedented degree of prosperity during his
