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Saints of Old: St. Valentine Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/18/2022
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Saints of Old Series: If you're like me, you grew up with the names of famous saints being mentioned in books, movies, and conversations, but their stories were rarely expounded on. Well I'm here to remedy that, with my Saints of Old series highlighting saints from various traditions.

Background: One of the interesting things about early saints is that it can be difficult to tell what their true story is. In the case of St. Valentine, there is some confusion over whether his story is that of one man, or two different saints that were merged together as time went on. But no matter which is true, the celebration of his martyrdom has been a boon for chocolate and flower companies (and Al Capone's ammunition supplier).

Puzzle: Solve the following puzzle 

N 36 AA.BCD W 83 WX.YYZ   

-While western denominations celebrate St. Valentines Day on February B4, the Eastern Orthodox celebrate his feast on July 6 & X0

-The Roman Catholic Church removed his name from the General Roman Calendar in VZ6D

-St. Valentine does not appear on the earliest list of Roman martyrs, the "Chronography of YC4"

-Valentine was executed in A69

-St. Valentine's relics were housed at St. Valentine's Basillica in Rome until the 1Eth century.

-St. Valentine's relics have been publicly displayed at St. Arren's Church, Madrid, since 19W4

More Information: St. Valentine

Tools Needed: Pen, Internet connection.

SWAG: There is room for SWAG in this container.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cvyy obggyr haqre n ebpx

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)