What Christian feast name is another name for Valentine's Day?

Valentine’s Day is also called the Feast of Saint Valentine. The name reflects the holiday’s Christian origin as a feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine.

The observance is traditionally held on February 14 in Western Christianity. Several early Christian martyrs named Valentine are associated with that date, including Valentine of Rome and Valentine of Terni, so the historical identity behind the holiday is not completely certain.

The feast was recorded in the eighth-century Gelasian Sacramentary. Centuries later, medieval ideas about courtly love helped connect Saint Valentine’s feast with romance, and the association expanded through poetry, letters, gifts, flowers, confectionery, and greeting cards.

“Saint Valentine’s Day” and “the Feast of Saint Valentine” are therefore alternative names for the same holiday. Saint Anthony, Saint George, and Saint Nicholas have their own traditions and feast days, but none is the Christian namesake of Valentine’s Day.