Bonus Episode - Saint Valentine the Ersatz Patron of Love

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Saint Podcast

Eric Huang

27 episodes

2 days ago

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fmeric-huang10/subscribe Saints are all around us from names of people we know to song lyrics, names of cities, titles of films, and more! Saint Podcast explores the roots of saints' legends and how they've changed through time. If you like Medieval legends, Gothic tales, art history, pagan lore, feminist stories, queer stories, and multicultural traditions from around the world, you'll love Saint Podcast. Subscribe via Spotify/Anchor for bonus episodes: https://anchor.fm/eric-huang10/subscribe For contact details and image galleries for each episode, visit our website: https://www.saintpodcast.com

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Bonus Episode - Saint Valentine the Ersatz Patron of Love

Saint Podcast

48 minutes 51 seconds

9 months ago

Bonus Episode - Saint Valentine the Ersatz Patron of Love

AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME!

This bonus episode for Patreon supporters and Spotify/Anchor subscribers is about a saint whose holy day is also a secular holiday, a day in which couples around the world buy each other flowers, chocolates, and other tokens of love. Facebook statistics suggest something else is brewing beneath the romantic dinners, something darker. The two weeks immediately before and after the feast day record the highest changes in relationship status from DATING to SINGLE. The irony perhaps makes sense because the original hagiography of this Ancient Roman martyr has nothing to do with romantic love. This is the story of Saint Valentine the Ersatz Patron of Love.