An account from 1400s describes Valentine as a priest who was beheaded by Emperor Claudius II for helping Christian couples get married.
Omunye yezindaba zemihla ngemihla 1400 Valentine uchaza njengoba nomfundisi wesonto, owayebizwa anqunywe ikhanda by koMbusi uKlawudiyu II usizo imibhangqwana engamaKristu.