Valentinus

Valentinus

• Feast of Valentinus on February 14, died c. 160 ce

Valentinus appears in all versions of the Saints of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica in Liber XV, published during Aleister Crowley's lifetime. Valentinus is on the full list of all versions, and is therefore a name celebrated only at performances when the complete Saints Collect is read.

• Valentinus

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentinus_(Gnostic)
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