Saint Valentine lived in the third century in Rome as a bishop and Christian martyr. He broke the Roman emperor Claudius II's edict forbidding marriage for young men by secretly performing marriage ceremonies. For this, Valentine was imprisoned and sentenced to death. While imprisoned, he healed the jailer's daughter of blindness and fell in love with her. On February 14th, the day before his execution, he wrote her a letter signed "From your Valentine". He was beaten with clubs and beheaded for refusing to renounce Christianity. Since then, February 14th has been celebrated as St. Valentine's Day in honor of his courage and sacrifice.