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St. Valentine was not canonized as the process did not become instituted until about the 12th century. He was proclaimed a saint by the early Christian community based on his martyrdom.
If you are asking about St. Valentine whose feast day we celebrate on February 14, he was a priest, possibly a bishop, in Rome. He followed a life of heroic virtue. When the Roman Emperor ordered that he would not allow marriages to be performed, Valentine continued to marry people in secret. The emperor was having problems raising an army as he could not draft married men. When the emperor learned that Valentine was continuing to marry couples, he had him arrested and thrown in prison. After torture, Valentine has martyred for his faith. This is why Valentine is considered the patron saint of love. Martyrdom for one's faith is generally considered a first class ticket to Heaven. Valentine would have been proclaimed a saint by popular acclaim soon after his martyrdom as there was no official process in place for canonization.


Although it is known that the priest Valentine was beheaded in Rome in 269 CE, his canonization would have taken place before establishment of the Church's 'Congregation for the Causes of Saints.' In ancient days, canonizations were often the result of popular devotion by local bishops or patriarchs. If the date for Saint Valentine's canonization was ever recorded, it is now long lost to history and will never be known.

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There is no doubt that at least one Saint Valentine existed, in fact, there are about 14 recognized by the Church. Confusion arises because two of these Valentines suffered martyrdom in Rome about the same time under Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus. One was a priest working in Rome and the second was Valentine the Bishop of Interamna, Terni, in Italy, who happened to be in Rome on Church business at the time. Their lives had become so intertwined and embellished by hagiographers over the years that it became impossible to separate them and the stories circulating. What was truth and what was legend? In 1969, due to this confusion, Saint Valentine was removed from the Calendar of Saints. His cult has not been suppressed so veneration is still allowed. However, any saint undergoing martyrdom for their faith is most worthy of veneration even if the whole story remains shrouded in mystery and legend.

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He was not canonized since the process of canonization did not exist for nearly 1000 years after he died. He was declared a saint by the early Christian community based on his martyrdom. Pope St. Gelasius confirmed his sainthood a couple centuries later and fixed his feast day as February 14.

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Saint Valentine was canonized by the Catholic Church in 496 AD by Pope Gelasius I.

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St. Valentine was not canonized as the process did not become instituted until about the 12th century. He was proclaimed a saint by the early Christian community based on his martyrdom.

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