According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, at least three different St. Valentines were recorded in early histories of martyrs under the ... would sacrifice different types of animals and then ...

complete with a dose of anti-Catholic bigotry. Authors Solcyré Burga and Simmone Shah used as their starting point the tragic death of Aaron Bushnell, a U.S. airman who died after setting himself ...

"Romero was killed because he chose this perspective," Paglia said, adding that the Salvadoran wanted to combat a government and a type of ... Romero a martyr of the Catholic faith.

which is required for beatification and martyrdom. The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Causes of Saints declared that the child was born during the murder and received "baptism by blood." Catholic ...

"In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius marked February 14th as a celebration in honor of his martyrdom," adds Catholic.org. The date "is widely recognized as a day for love, devotion and romance." Its ...