match often ended in marriage. Pope Gelasius declared Fabruary 12 St. Valentine's Day Around 489 A.D. The Roman 'lottery' System for romantic pairing was deemed un-Christian and outlawed. Later, during the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds
mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of february --Velentine's Day-- should be a dat for romance. the oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem Written by chales, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the tower of london following his capture at the battle of Agincourt. The greeting, which was written in 1415, is part of the manuscript collection of the british Library in London, England. Several years later, it is believed that king henry V hired a writer named john Lydgate to compose a valentine note to catherine of valois