Paschal Baylon

Paschal Baylon (Spanish: Pascual Baylón; born May 16, 1540 in Torrehermosa, Spain, † May 17 1592 in the monastery Villareal in Valencia ) was a lay brother in the Franciscan Order and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

Life

Paschal Baylon had to work as a shepherd to help support his family during childhood with a landlord. He taught himself to read and write. At seventeen, Paschalis learned the Franciscan order to know and was thrilled by the spirituality of communion immediately. He quit the position at his landlord and applied for admission into the Order. After several years of probation, he was accepted in 1564 as a lay brother in the monastery Monforte. Paschal was characterized by deep humility, great sacrifice and a deep love for people. He worked in various convents of his order, and devoted himself with particular devotion the silent adoration in the monastery church. He died on 17 May 1592 Villa Real convent in Valencia. Many miracles are said to have occurred at his grave in the subsequent period. Paschal Baylon was canonized in 1690. Pope Leo XIII. appointed him in 1897 as the patron of all Eucharistic societies and brotherhoods. In addition Paschal Baylon is also worshiped by the shepherds and chefs as a patron. The relics of the saints were burned in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.

Representation

Most illustrations show Paschal Baylon as a Franciscan monk during Eucharistic adoration. As attributes to him a shepherd's staff and a garden shovel are often added. The most famous depiction of Saint Paschal Baylon, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo for the monastery Aranjuez. In the church of San Francesco della Vigna in Venice is an altar dedicated to the saint. The altar is a wooden statue of the saint from Gardena sculptors Marchiò Molziner.