God's people reject the celebration of Saint Valentine's Day. The historical record reveals that there were two notable Saint Valentines, both martyrs whose festivals are observed on February 14. One was a Roman priest, and the other was the Bishop of Terni in central Italy. They lived during the second half of the third century AD, died on the same day, and are said to be buried along the Via Flaminia, an ancient Roman road. Despite the setting of their feast day, history provides no clear connection between these men and themes of sexual love or romance. Later apocryphal stories claim that Saint Valentine secretly married Christian couples against an emperor's command, but these accounts emerged centuries after their deaths, seemingly to link the saint to a Medieval festival in his honor. This limited information forms the basis of what is known about the two Saint Valentines.