Paschal Baylón
Paschal Baylón (16 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.
Patron saint of Villarreal; Torrehermosa; Alconchel de Ariza; Eucharistic congresses; Eucharistic associations; Obando, Bulacan; Obando; Cooks; Shepherds, Male Children and Priesthood Vocation; Roman Catholic Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana; Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana
In the Martyrology
- May 17 Saint Paschal Baylon, Franciscan religious