On February 14, the whole world was celebrated by Valentine's Day, better known as the day of all lovers. The holiday is exclusively secular in nature and is widely celebrated around the world, but is condemned by the Catholic Church, although it has church roots. A little from history This story began 18 centuries ago, in 269 A.D. At that time, Emperor Claudius II ruled the Roman Empire. Another military campaign was going on, and the Roman army experienced an acute flaw in the recruits.