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The Bloody History of Valentine’s Day

LOVE STORY

The real and tangled history of St. Valentine is much more interesting than Hallmark’s commercialized day of excess.

Candida Moss

Published Feb. 14 2015 6:50AM EST

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Candida Moss

Candida Moss

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