Saint Valentine in Balzan (Malta) Produced by Joe Vella for F living Channel.

BALZAN PARISH CHURCH...(MALTA) On the altar dedicated to Saint Michael there is a guided urn in which there stands the Holy Corpse of the Martyr Saint Valentine. The remains of this saint were brought in 1784 from St. Helen's Cemetery "ad duas lauras" in Rome by the Rt. Rev. Mgr. Laurence Grech Delicata and offered to the Parish Church on the 26th January 1820. Since 1820 Saint Valentine has been chosen as the second Patron of Balzan. Most of the old Balzan families gave the name of Valentine to one of their new-born babies. Mr Carmel Bezzina interviewed for F Living Channel on Valentines Day 2014 (Language: Maltese)