San Francesco della Vigna is a Franciscan Church. Naturally there are altars dedicated to many Franciscan saints – this one is for St.Pascal. Son of peasants, Pascal spent his youth as a shepherd. After joining the Franciscans he was nearly killed while traveling in France because he spoke against the Huguenots and Calvinists. He is venerated in Southern Italy, Spain and the Americas. He is the patron of Eucharistic Congresses and Associations.
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