Valentine's Day century. Popular modern sources claim links to unspecified Greco-Roman February holidays alleged to be devoted to fertility and love to St. Valentine's Day, but prior to Chaucer in the 14th century, there were no links between the saints named Valentinus and romantic love. In Ancient Rome, Lupercalia, observed February 13–15, was an archaic rite connected to fertility. Lupercalia was a festival local to the city of Rome. The more general Festival of Juno Februa, meaning "Juno the purifier" or "the chaste Juno", was celebrated on February 13–14. Pope Gelasius I (492–496) abolished Lupercalia. Some researchers have theorized that Gelasius I
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Mudgee in a symmetrical composition with gable end of southern aisle. The side elevation features repeating pointed arched stained glass windows. St Mary's Roman Catholic Church is a fine church from the post-gold rush era, making a significant contribution to the character of the central area of Mudgee. St Mary's Roman Catholic Church was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Mudgee St Mary's Roman Catholic Church is a heritage-listed church building at 13 Church Street, Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New