31. According to one legend, Saint Valentine grew close to his jailer’s daughter and even wrote affectionate notes to her
But, why did Saint Valentine become associated with love and romance? Here, again, the legend has long overshadowed the historical facts. Again, Valentine is said to have defied the Roman Emperor’s orders and married couples in Christian ceremonies – earning himself a death sentence. Another legend states that, while he was in prison awaiting execution, he became close to his jailer’s daughter. He even performed a miracle by curing her of her blindness. This meant she could read the letters he wrote to her, signing them off with ‘from your Valentine’.
