Pic of Day: Pictured is the Shrine of Saint Valentine in Whitefriar Street Church in Dublin. Saint Valentine, a priest in ancient Rome, is regarded as the patron saint of couples in love, preparing for marriage and of married life. Relics of the saint are interred in the Whitefriar Street Carmelite church. According to tradition, Saint Valentine was martyred on February 14, 250 AD. In 1836, relics that were exhumed from the catacombs of Saint Hippolytus on the Via Tiburtina, near Rome, were identified with Saint Valentine. These relics were placed in a casket, donated by Pope Gregory XVI, and transported to the Dublin church where they continue to be venerated to this day. And especially on this day. Photo by Leah Farrell RollingNews.ie.
