Saint Paschal I Biography
Saint Paschal I Profile. Born: N/A in Italy, Europe. Worked in Italy. Died: 824 AD in N/A. Feast Day is celebrated on February 11.
The Memorial of Saint Paschal I – Saint of the Day |
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Saint Paschal I Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth |
N/A |
Country of Birth |
Italy of Europe |
Matrimony/Holy Orders |
Saints who were Monks |
Profession |
Missionary work |
Place of Work |
Italy |
Date of Death |
824 AD |
Place of Death |
N/A |
Feast Day |
February 11 |
Beatification |
Beatified by N/A |
Canonization |
Canonized by Pre-Congregation |
Patron Saint of |
N/A |
Saint Paschal I Biography
Pope Saint Paschal I was the son of Bonosus. He studied at the Lateran Basilica in Rome, Italy and became a Benedictine monk. Later, he served as an abbot of Saint Stephen’s monastery, which was near the Vatican and which housed pilgrims to Rome. Later elected as the 98th pope in 817 AD.
Pascal defended the Greeks against iconoclastic emperors and sheltered refugees from the iconoclast persecutions. He supported Saint Nicephorus and Saint Theodore Studites. He preserved the relics of Saint Caecilia and other martyrs.
When two papal officials were found blinded and murdered, he was accused of the crime. He was not involved, but the murderers were members of his household and he refused to surrender them claiming that the victims were traitors and that secular authorities had no jurisdiction over events that occurred within the Vatican. The dispute resulted in the Constitution of Lothair, which set specific limits on the law enforcement and judicial powers of the pope.
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