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Historia animada sobre el origen de St. Valentine´s Day festival.
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Jim do you know what's special about today hmm today is 14th of February I I
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don't know what is it today's Valentine's Day huh what does that mean
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hello everyone hello uncle uncle what is this Valentine's Day hmm
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valentine's day also called saint valentine's day is a feast day honoring one of the early saints
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named valentine can you tell us a story uncle of course now listen carefully
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in the third century the roman empire was ruled by claudius ii gothicus he was nicknamed claudius
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the cruel because of his harsh leadership and his tendency for getting into frequent wars
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Emperor, Emperor
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Huh? What happened?
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We, we lost the war with the Micons
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Huh? How can that happen?
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The Micons, they, they were a weak nation
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My lord, they made up their weakness by turning up in large numbers
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They had an army with more than double the soldiers we had
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We were outnumbered
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call the general your majesty general did you hear that we lost the war the one with the micans
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yes i heard that you fool how did you become a general if you don't even know your enemy's
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strength did you know that we were outnumbered in the war yes my lord i knew their strengths
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and weaknesses. In fact, I did warn you about going to this war as we were short of soldiers.
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Huh? How can we be short of soldiers? Most of our soldiers died in the battlefield
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during the last few years. If you remember, we went to three different battles in this year alone.
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So what? You can always hire more soldiers, get all the young men in the country recruited
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into the army yes my lord we will start conducting a recruitment program starting tomorrow itself
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as the emperor ordered they went to every town in the country for recruiting more soldiers
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we have been sitting here all day why hasn't anyone turned up yet i i don't know sir there
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must be something going on otherwise why wouldn't anyone join the army why don't
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we ask that man sir that's a good idea call him hey you huh yes you come here
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what is it sir
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hello my friend do you know who I am of course sir everyone here knows who you
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are you are the commander general of the army yes I am now I need to ask you
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something what is it sir tell me would you be interested in joining the Roman
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army no sir thank you for the offer but I'm not interested in joining the army
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huh why would you not you know it will be a great honor for you and your family
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if you start working in the Roman army.
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I know, sir.
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But I'd rather live my life in peace with my wife and kids.
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Huh?
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You have a good day, sir.
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Like that, the general requested many young men to join the army.
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But everyone denied the offer and they all gave the same answer.
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The next day, the general decided to meet the emperor and tell him the bad news.
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So, how many men did sign up for joining the army?
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Actually, I mean...
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Huh? Tell me what happened.
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How many men did you sign up?
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Actually, no one, my lord.
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No one was willing to sign up in the army.
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What? How could that happen?
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Most of the people I met complained about the frequent wars
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and the others didn't want to leave their wife and family.
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Wife? Family?
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Do you think that's more important than serving the empire?
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My lord, I did try to convince many men, but they simply refused to join the army.
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Hmm, I will show the people what's more important.
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Stupid fools they are.
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What are you going to do, my lord?
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I am going to prohibit all marriages and engagements in Rome hereafter.
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But my lord...
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Yes, no one should get married in Rome till I say so.
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I will show these people that serving the empire is more important than getting married.
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But your majesty.
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Don't say anything. That's an order.
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From today onwards, all marriages and engagements are prohibited in Rome till I say so.
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Yes, my lord.
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Claudius believed that recruitment for the army was down
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because Roman men did not want to leave their loves or families behind.
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So he cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome.
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Huh? What are you doing?
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What's going on? Why are you here?
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We are here to arrest the group.
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Huh? But why?
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Didn't you hear about the new order prohibiting all marriages and engagements within the kingdom?
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Oh my love, please don't take him away.
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I heard that, but please, they too have been in love since they were young.
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Please let them get married.
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I cannot let you violate the law.
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Now move aside or you two will be arrested.
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Like that, thousands of couples saw their hopes of matrimony dashed by this tyrant.
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Let me see how many of them sign up for the army now.
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This new law was imposed for so many years
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and no one seemed to stand up to the emperor.
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But not everyone was afraid of the emperor.
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There was a simple Christian priest named Valentine
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who lived in Rome and he stood up against the law.
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Father, you are here.
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Huh? Weren't you expecting me?
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We? We thought you wouldn't turn up
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I'm sorry father
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But with this new law
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Everyone is afraid to get married these days
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You know how they arrest and punish those who are getting married
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Ha ha ha ha
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Don't worry my son
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I will do everything I can to help true love
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Thank you father
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Now let's not waste any more time
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and get you two married.
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Even after Claudius passed the law,
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Valentine kept performing marriage ceremonies
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for helping the lovers.
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Of course, he did this secretly.
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Most of the time, he got the couples married
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in small candlelit rooms
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with only the bride and the groom.
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He would whisper the words of the ceremony,
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listening all the while for soldiers' footsteps.
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My lord.
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yes tell me how is the
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enlistment going on now
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are you getting enough soldiers
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it is much better now
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than how it used to be
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but but what
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it seems the couples are getting
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married some or the other way
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without our knowledge
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huh how can that
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happen one of my
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spy told me that there is
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a certain priest who is
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helping couples in love
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To get married
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A priest
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Why don't you arrest him then
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We don't have any proof
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For arresting him my lord
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I am giving you an order
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Arrest this priest
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And bring him before me
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Yes my lord
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How dare a priest disobey my orders
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Hello Francis
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Hello father
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What happened Francis
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You look upset
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Oh, it's, it's nothing, father.
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Don't worry. Whatever it is, you can tell me.
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Father, it's, it's...
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Go on, tell me.
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I'm in love with a woman named Mary.
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Mary? The daughter of the blacksmith?
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Yes, father. We've been in love for a long time now. But...
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What happened?
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The soldiers arrived at my house yesterday
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for recruiting me in the army
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My father cannot defy their orders
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and he wants me to get enlisted
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Before I leave, father
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my only wish is to get married to my love
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If I am not here
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then her father will get her married to someone else
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So you want to get married
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and none of the priests are willing to help you, right?
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Yes, yes
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Can you help me?
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Of course, yes. Why didn't you come to me in the first place?
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I, I...
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That's alright. You come with Mary to the small wooden house outside the church tomorrow morning.
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I will get you both married there.
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Thank you. Thank you so much, father.
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Father Valentine made all the arrangements to get them both married.
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But while the ceremony was going on...
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Huh?
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Stop.
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We have come to arrest you all.
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How dare you defy the orders of the emperor?
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Huh?
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Soldier, please listen to me.
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It is I who defy the orders of the emperor.
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They don't have anything to do with it.
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Please let them go and arrest me instead.
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Father, I know that you are innocent.
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And I know that you are doing a noble work by helping the lovers unite.
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But I am helpless here.
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You know how cruel the emperor is.
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Please soldier, I am pleading you.
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Let them walk away.
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They are just two poor innocent souls in love.
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Alright.
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I will say that they managed to escape.
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You too.
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Yes sir.
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Get away from here quickly before anyone sees you.
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And don't talk to anyone about what happened.
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Thank you. Thank you, sir. Come with me, Mary.
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Now come with me, father.
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My lord, he is the one who were helping the couples to get married.
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What is your name?
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My name is Valentine.
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Why were you helping the couples get married?
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Didn't you know that I have prohibited marriage in my empire?
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I believe I was doing God's work by helping them unite.
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Let God be the judge.
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How dare you talk to me like that?
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Soldier, put this man in jail and let him rot there to death.
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Yes, my lord.
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I'm sorry.
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Come with me.
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Valentine was put in jail and condemned to death as the emperor had ordered.
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I'm sorry, father.
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But you know that I'm only following my orders.
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That's all right.
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Then suddenly, a bunch of roses came flying inside the cell.
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through the open window.
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Huh?
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What is that?
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I don't know.
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They are flowers.
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It must be a gift from the people standing outside.
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Who?
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Why are people standing outside?
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Oh, you didn't know?
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Ever since the people knew that you were imprisoned,
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a large group of young couples are standing outside praying for you.
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Oh, really?
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I am so humbled by their love.
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You have only a few days to live, father.
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Do you want me to get you anything?
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Oh, thank you, Jailor.
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In fact, you can get me some books to read.
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I can arrange that.
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No problem.
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I can see that you are an enlightened man.
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Can you do me a small favor?
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What is it, sir?
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I have a daughter named Julia.
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And she was blind since birth.
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I am wondering if you can teach her the word of God.
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Of course, yes. That would be a pleasure.
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The jailer's daughter, Julia, was a pretty young girl with a quick mind.
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Valentine at first read stories of Rome to her,
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and he described this wonderful world to her blind mind.
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Then he started teaching her about the word of God.
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Julia saw the world through Valentine's eyes,
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and she was amazed by how he explained things.
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She slowly started trusting his wisdom,
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she found comfort in his quiet strength one day when they were alone she asked him a question
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valentine yes dear does god really hear our prayers yes my child he hears each and every
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one of them do you know what i pray for every morning and night i pray that i might see i want
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to see this beautiful world that you have told me about. I want to see the birds, the sky, the rivers,
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the mountains, the flowers, and I want to see it all. Would God ever help me?
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God does what is best for us, only if we believe in him. Oh Valentine, I do believe in God.
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i really do all right let me pray for you and as soon as valentine started praying a bright light
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suddenly filled the room valentine i i can see now
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Praise be to God
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What's going on?
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What happened?
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Father, I can see now
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I can see you
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What?
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Oh, Julia, my darling
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It was Valentine, father
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It was he who got my sight back
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Thank you, sir
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Thank you for helping my daughter
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I have no words to say how thankful I am
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I did nothing. All praise to our creator.
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By now, they had fallen in love with each other.
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Even after Julia got her sight back, her father allowed her to continue her visits to the prison.
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Sometimes, they would sit and talk for hours.
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She helped to keep Valentine's spirits high.
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She did the right thing, my love.
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It was right to defy that cruel king's orders.
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and it was only because of you that many lovers got united.
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Thank you, my dear.
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My only worry is about leaving you.
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I wish, I wish I could live for a few more days just to spend with you.
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People continued to stand outside the prison and they prayed for Valentine.
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As the day of the punishment approached,
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more and more people came to see the priest.
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I want you to know that even if you die,
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You will go to heaven for all the good things you have done.
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Thank you, sir. I appreciate that.
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Do you recognize me, father?
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Of course. How can I not?
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I got you married, didn't I?
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Isn't your name Rachel?
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Yes, I came to thank you for all what you have done for us.
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If you had not been there to help us,
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I would have never got to marry my love.
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That's my pleasure, Rachel.
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Is he your child?
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Yes, father.
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We have named him Valentine, after you.
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Thank you, Rachel.
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I am so honored.
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And as the day of the punishment arrived,
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Valentine was called to the palace once again.
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What do you say now, priest?
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I am willing to let you go.
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If you admit what you did was a mistake.
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Thanks for the offer,
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but I cannot admit anything
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and I only did what is right in the eyes of my Lord.
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How dare you!
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Soldier, take him to the city gates.
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Club him to death in front of everyone.
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Let his punishment be a model to anyone who disobeys me.
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Valentine was put in jail again
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and he was to wait for his punishment scheduled for the next day.
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Do you want me to do anything?
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I will do anything I can to save you from this execution.
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Thank you, sir, but I have to tell you something.
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What is it?
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Hi, I am in love with your daughter, sir.
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I don't know how to explain it,
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but sometimes in life, things do not work according to the plans.
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My meeting with your daughter was one such chance.
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After meeting her, I should say that I am truly, madly and deeply in love with her.
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Hmm, I knew that.
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My daughter already told that to me
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Can you?
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Can you let her meet me one last time, sir?
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My only wish before I die is to see her
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Can you help me, please?
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I'm sorry, Valentine
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But I'm afraid I cannot
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The emperor has given strict orders
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To not let anyone meet you before your execution
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I can understand
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If I write a letter
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Can you give that to her at least?
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That I can do
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All right, sir
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Just give me some time and I'll give you the letter
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So Valentine on the eve of his death started writing a letter to Julia
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It was the most amazing love letter ever written
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In the letter he also urged her to stay close to God
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He asked her to go and see all the beautiful things he had described in his stories
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In the end he signed it
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From your Valentine
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His sentence was carried out the next day
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February 14th, 270 A.D.
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Valentine's body was then buried near a church.
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St. Valentine gave his life so that young couples could be bonded together in holy matrimony.
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They may have killed the man, but not his spirit.
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Even centuries after his death,
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the story of Valentine's self-sacrificing commitment to love was legendary in Rome.
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Wow! That was such an amazing story, Uncle
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Hmm, I'm glad you liked it
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When did people start celebrating the Valentine's Day, Uncle?
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Valentine's greetings date from a long time ago
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When the suitors would sing or recite a romantic verse to their love
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The earliest known Valentine's message was sent in 1477
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In the form of a letter penned by one Marjorie Bruce to a John Paston
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who she described as my right well beloved Valentine.
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Saint Valentine is considered as the patron saint of love,
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young people and happy marriages.
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Thank you for telling us this story, Uncle.
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Hmm, it's getting late. I'll have to leave now.
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Goodbye, Uncle.
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Goodbye, kids.
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Saints
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