Overview
- Diario SUR’s daily santoral names San Pascual Baylón as the figure honored today.
- He was born in Torrehermosa in 1540 and joined the Order of Friars Minor at 20 at the Convent of Santa María de Loreto.
- During a journey to Paris, he defended belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and earned broad admiration.
- He is recognized as patron of Eucharistic works and of Eucharistic congresses due to his devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.
- The listing also includes Adrión of Alexandria, Emiliano of Vercelli, Pedro Liu Wenyuan, Restituta, and Víctor of Alexandria, reflecting the name‑day tradition that many people still mark with simple greetings or a shared meal.