RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Valentine

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Saint Valentine (Italian: Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his feast day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love. He is also a patron saint of Terni, epilepsy, and beekeepers. Saint Valentine was a clergyman – either a priest or a bishop – in the Roman Empire who ministered to persecuted Christians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Valentine is the 89th most popular religious figure (down from 63rd in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Italy (down from 61st in 2019) and the 31st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Saint Valentine is most famous for being the patron saint of love.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Valentine ranks 89 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Pius V, Ruhollah Khomeini, Zechariah, Pope Paul III, Pope Linus, and Hildegard of Bingen. After him are Saint Lawrence, Pope Pius II, Pope Innocent XI, Anthony of Padua, Pope Leo I, and Pope Clement XII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 226, Saint Valentine ranks 1. After him is Wang Bi. Among people deceased in 273, Saint Valentine ranks 1. After him are Hormizd I, Cassius Longinus, and Vaballathus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Saint Valentine ranks 99 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Umberto Eco (1932), Pope Pius V (1504), Giacomo Casanova (1725), Pope Paul III (1468), and Pope Linus (1). After him are Amedeo Modigliani (1884), Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Leo I (390), Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600), and Pope Clement XII (1652).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Saint Valentine ranks 31. Before him are Pope Innocent III (1160), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Paul III (1468), and Pope Linus (1). After him are Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Innocent XI (1611), Pope Leo I (390), Pope Clement XII (1652), Benedict of Nursia (480), and Pope Sixtus V (1520).

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