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Valentine's Day originated as a feast holiday to honor an early Christian martyr that was named Valentine Of Terni, which was also known as saint valentine. On February 14th, which was the day of his death in 269 AD, in Rome, Italy. According to many, The day became associated with love in the 14th/15th century when supposedly, the love birds of early spring came along. But who was Saint Valentine, and how did he become associated with this holiday? Catholic churches have recognized at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, Who were all martyred. According to one legend, the imprisoned Valentine sent the first ever valentine to greet himself with a young girl that he had fallen in love with. She was supposedly his jailer's daughter that had often visited him while he was confined in jail. Valentine wrote the first ever valentine before his death. It is alleged that he had signed off the letter with “From your Valentine”. Although the history of Valentine's Day and how it came about is quite unclear, All of the stories and legends to do with saint valentine emphasize his sympathetic and heroic nature, oftentimes depicting him as a romantic figure. Valentine’s Day or valentine’s greetings were very popular back then,