Saint Valentine

Saint Valentine's day, on February 14 is probably the most well-known saints' feast day in the calendar.  Unfortunately, not much is known for sure about Saint Valentine. He was either a priest or a bishop, and a martyr in the early Christian church during one of the Roman persecutions.  He gained association with romance in the middle ages, since February 14 is around the beginning of spring - when (according to poets like Chaucer) birds look for their mates. He has also become an inspiration to Christian pacifists, since some traditions assert that he acted in defiance of a war-mongering Emperor. The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago.Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://x.com/podcast_saintshttps://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.socialIconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these imagesPrints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.comAll music in these episodes is a production of Generative Soundshttps://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.comDistribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative SoundsCopyright 2021 - 2026