Valentine

Valentine
/val"euhn tuyn'/, n.
1. Saint, died A.D. c270, Christian martyr at Rome.
2. Also, Valentinus. pope A.D. 827.
3. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning "strong."

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(as used in expressions)
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen
Miller Henry Valentine
Valentine's Day

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▪ pope
born , Rome
died September 827, Rome

      pope for about 40 days during August–September 827. He became archdeacon under Pope St. Paschal I. Beloved for his goodness and piety, he was elected pope in August with lay participation, as mandated by the Constitutio Romana issued by the Carolingian co-emperor Lothar in 824. He died a month later, and little is known of his pontificate.

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