Saint Valentine is said to have lived in Rome during the third century. That was a long time ago. During this time Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. Many people did not like the ruler.
Claudius was having trouble getting men to serve in his army. He felt many men would not volunteer to join because they did not want to leave their wives and families. He thought that if men were not married, they would join the army. So Claudius passed a new law which did not allow any more marriages. Most people thought this law was cruel. Valentine, who was a minister, did not support the new law.
Even after Emperor Claudius passed the law, he kept performing marriage ceremonies secretly. One night he was caught and thrown in jail and told he would be put to death.
Many young people came to visit Valentine. One was the daughter of the prison guard. On the day of his death Valentine wrote a note to the daughter signed "Love from your Valentine". This was on February 14, 269 A. D.
Some say this started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day.
Sveti Trifun je svetac koji se za života pročuo po isceliteljskoj moći, kaže istorija. Zbog toga je u vreme žestokog progona hrišćana izveden pred sud u Nikeji i posle strahovitog mučenja, odrubljena mu je glava 250. godine. Gotovo se ne zna kako je ovaj svetac postao zaštitnik ljubavi i devojaka. Prema legendi veliki grešnik Trifun je na duši nosio 99 ljudi, koje je navodno ubio.
Osuđen je na Božiju kaznu, te kazne je mogao biti oslobođen "kad prolista vrbov panj". Trifun je gajio bostan i po osudi je svakom prolazniku davao po lubenicu. Međutim, jednog dana, kada se neki prolaznik žureći nije ni osvrnuo na Trifuna i njegov poklon, Trifun se stušti za njim, vrlo besan i uvređen udari ga lubenicom i ubije ga. Očajan jer je ubio stotog čoveka vrati se kad ono vrbov panj prolistao.
Taj čoveka koga nije uspeo da zaustavi, hitao je da pokudi devojku pred udajom. A to je po narodnom verovanju neoprostiv greh i to se ovo ubistvo Trifunu nije moglo uzeti kao greh i time su mu sva prethodna nedela oproštena.Sveti Trifun je posebno svetkovan kod pravoslavnih naroda naročito Grka i Srba. Uzgajivači balkanskih sorti grožđa i proizvođači odličnih vina uzeli su ovog sveca kao zaštitnika vina i ljubavi. Na taj način Sveti Trifun je poprimio kod Grka svojstva helenskih bogova vina i ljubavi Dionisa i Baha.
Claudius was having trouble getting men to serve in his army. He felt many men would not volunteer to join because they did not want to leave their wives and families. He thought that if men were not married, they would join the army. So Claudius passed a new law which did not allow any more marriages. Most people thought this law was cruel. Valentine, who was a minister, did not support the new law.
Even after Emperor Claudius passed the law, he kept performing marriage ceremonies secretly. One night he was caught and thrown in jail and told he would be put to death.
Many young people came to visit Valentine. One was the daughter of the prison guard. On the day of his death Valentine wrote a note to the daughter signed "Love from your Valentine". This was on February 14, 269 A. D.
Some say this started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day.
Sveti Trifun je svetac koji se za života pročuo po isceliteljskoj moći, kaže istorija. Zbog toga je u vreme žestokog progona hrišćana izveden pred sud u Nikeji i posle strahovitog mučenja, odrubljena mu je glava 250. godine. Gotovo se ne zna kako je ovaj svetac postao zaštitnik ljubavi i devojaka. Prema legendi veliki grešnik Trifun je na duši nosio 99 ljudi, koje je navodno ubio.
Osuđen je na Božiju kaznu, te kazne je mogao biti oslobođen "kad prolista vrbov panj". Trifun je gajio bostan i po osudi je svakom prolazniku davao po lubenicu. Međutim, jednog dana, kada se neki prolaznik žureći nije ni osvrnuo na Trifuna i njegov poklon, Trifun se stušti za njim, vrlo besan i uvređen udari ga lubenicom i ubije ga. Očajan jer je ubio stotog čoveka vrati se kad ono vrbov panj prolistao.
Taj čoveka koga nije uspeo da zaustavi, hitao je da pokudi devojku pred udajom. A to je po narodnom verovanju neoprostiv greh i to se ovo ubistvo Trifunu nije moglo uzeti kao greh i time su mu sva prethodna nedela oproštena.Sveti Trifun je posebno svetkovan kod pravoslavnih naroda naročito Grka i Srba. Uzgajivači balkanskih sorti grožđa i proizvođači odličnih vina uzeli su ovog sveca kao zaštitnika vina i ljubavi. Na taj način Sveti Trifun je poprimio kod Grka svojstva helenskih bogova vina i ljubavi Dionisa i Baha.
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