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Roman Emperor Claudius II banned all marriages and engagements in Rome. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. On February 14 around the year 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest, was executed by being beaten to death with clubs and then being beheaded.