Paschal Baylon holds a most prominent place ; for, being gifted with a soul which aspired above all things to Heaven, after having passed his youth in spotless....
Paschal Baylon, St.
Franciscan monk; b. Torre-Hermosa, Aragon, Spain, May 24, ; d.
Villareal in Castellon, Spain, May 15, He was a shepherd, the son of Martin Baylon and Elizabeth Jubeira, peasants of lowly origins, and he taught himself to read and write. In he was received into the Alcantarine Franciscans at Monteforte.
His superiors urged him to study for the priesthood, but he chose to become a lay brother.
Peter is said to be writing from “Babylon”, a likely reference to Rome.19 Neither this Mark's association with Peter nor with the city of Rome suggest an.
During most of his religious life he served as porter. In this office he showed remarkable kindness to the poor who came to the friary door. His personal austerities surpassed the severe demands of the Alcantarine constitutions.
He was granted marvelous insights into the mysteries of religion, and his counsel was sought by learned and saintly persons. But it was his devotion to the Eucharist that emerged as the dominant theme of his life. In this connection numerous miracles are reported by his early biographers, but it is not always easy to distinguish fact from legend.
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