In Spain, Saint-Pascal Baylon was born to Martin Baylon and Elizabeth Jubera on 24 May 1540. His family was poor but rich in religion. Pascal showed great devotion to the Eucharist from his youth. From 7 to 24, he worked as a shepherd to help his 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 his humility was remarkable even by 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.