1. What's Love Got
To Do With It?
Exploring The Origin of
Valentine’s Day

2. Valentine’s
Day is
celebrated…
…in our
schools today

3. Is Valentine’s Day found in the
Holy Bible?

4. Celebration of Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day Ball

5. Lupercalia

6. Pope Gelasius
In 496 A.D.,
Pope Gelasius
changed Lupercalia from
February 15th to
February 14th and
selected St. Valentine
as the new patron saint
of lovers in an
attempt to move away
from the pagan
celebration of fertility.

7. Who is St. Valentine?
Roman: Lupercus, the Hunter
Greek: Pan
Semites: Called Pan “Baul” or “Baal”
Baal was another name for Nimrod
Nimrod (Genesis 10: 9)
“He was a mighty hunter before the
LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as
Nimrod the mighty hunter before the
LORD.”
Nimrod’s other name:
“Sanctuc” or “Santa”, meaning “Saint”

8. Why Are Hearts Associated With
Valentine’s Day?
Pagan Romans acquired the symbol of the
heart from the Babylonians.
In the Babylonian tongue the word
for heart was "bal“
(Strong's Concordance Number H1168).
The heart - bal - was merely
a symbol of Nimrod
the Baal - or Lord of the
Babylonians!

9. Topic Three
• Details about this topic
• Supporting information and examples
• How it relates to your audience

10. Real Life
• Give an example or real life anecdote
• Sympathize with the audience’s situation if
appropriate

11. What This Means
• Add a strong statement that summarizes
how you feel or think about this topic
• Summarize key points you want your
audience to remember

12. Next Steps
• Summarize any actions required of your
audience
• Summarize any follow up action items
required of you