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Daily Record
National
Sean Murphy

The little known Scottish church that is said to house the bones of St Valentine

February 14 is the day we celebrate one of the world's most famous saints.

The most romantic day of the year conjures up imagery of red roses, poems, greeting cards and of course date nights, but it is also dedicated to the saint that gives it its name.

Much like Christmas, it's become a heavily commercialised holiday but the Feast of Saint Valentine was traditionally observed to pay reverence to this martyr who died way back in the third century AD.

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