St Pascal Baylon – Feast Day – May 17

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St Pascal Baylon, also known as Paschal, was a Franciscan lay brother. He was born on May 16 1540 in Torrehermosa, Aragon Spain and died on May 17 1592 at the age of 52 in Villarreal, Aragon, Spain. We celebrate his feast day on May 17 every year in the Catholic Church.

The Memorial of St. Pascal Baylon – Feast Day

St Pascal Baylon Biography

Date of Birth May 24 1540
Place of Birth Torrehermosa, Aragon Spain
Profession Shepherd, lay brother
Place of Work Spain
Date of Death May 15 1592
Place of Death Villarreal, Aragon, Spain
Feast Day May 17
Beatification Beatified by Pope Paul V on October 29 1618
Canonization Canonized by Pope Alexander VIII on October 16 1690
Patron Saint of
  • Villarreal, Spain
  • Torrehermosa, Spain
  • Shepherds, Male Children and Priesthood Vocation
  • Obando, Bulacan, Philippines
  • Eucharistic congresses
  • Eucharistic associations
  • Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain
  • Cooks
  • Alconchel de Ariza, Spain

Saint’s Biography

Saint Pascal Baylon was born to Martin Baylon and Elizabeth Jubera on 24 May 1540 in Spain. His family was poor but rich in religion. From his youth, Pascal showed great devotion to the Eucharist.

At 7 to 24, he worked as a shepherd to help the family. Later he joined the lay brothers and often served as a cook or doorkeeper. Pascal’s charity for the poor and oppressed, his unqualified courtesy and humility were remarkable even for Franciscan standards.

During his trip to France, Pascal defended the Real Presence against the blasphemy of a Calvinist preacher and escaped death by a Huguenot mob.

Poorly educated, he was still a consultant whom the poor and rich sought. His cult is strong in Spain and southern Italy in Central and South America. He died on 15 May 1592 (feast of Pentecost) at Villa Reale, Spain, of natural causes.

Saint Pascal Baylon
St. Pascal Baylon

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