Pope Paschal I
Pope Paschal I (died 824) was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 25 January 817 to his death in 824.
Paschal was a member of an aristocratic Roman family. Before his election to the papacy, he was abbot of St. Stephen's monastery, which served pilgrims. In Rome in 823 he crowned Lothair I as Holy Roman Emperor. He rebuilt a number of churches in Rome, including three basilicas.
In the Martyrology
- February 11 Saint Paschal I, pope