Paschal Baylón
Paschal Baylón | |
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| Born | 16 May 1540 Torrehermosa, Aragon Spain |
| Died | 17 May 1592 (aged 52) Villarreal, Aragon Kingdom, Spain |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 29 October 1618, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Paul V |
| Canonized | 16 October 1690, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Alexander VIII |
| Feast | 17 May |
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Paschal Baylón (24 May 1540 – 17 May 1592) was a Spanish Catholic religious brother in the Order of Friars Minor.
He served as a shepherd alongside his father in his childhood and adolescence, but desired to enter the religious life. He was refused once but later was admitted as a Franciscan lay brother and became noted for his strict austerities, as well as his love for and compassion towards the sick.
He was sent to Paris, France; on the way he encountered Calvinists and was nearly killed by a mob. He was best known for his strong and deep devotion to the Eucharist.
The process for his canonization opened and in 1618 he was beatified. Pope Alexander VIII canonized him a saint on 16 October 1690.
On 28 November 1897, Pope Leo XIII proclaimed Baylón patron of Eucharistic congresses and confraternities.