SAINT PASCHAL BAYLON
S. Paschalis Baylon
0517 Holy Men Memorial
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Paschal was born in Spain in 1540. As a young shepherd he developed a great devotion to the Holy Eucharist. In 1564 he joined the Alcantarine Franciscans. God gave him the grace to advise others and to write of his religious experiences. He died on 17th May 1592, was canonized by Alexander VIII in 1690 and was nominated in 1897 by Leo XIII as the Patron of Eucharistic Confraternities and Congresses.