ST. PASCAL BAYLON CATHOLIC CHURCH

On May 28, 1946, Archbishop John Gregory Murray assigned Father John Vincent Ryan as the first pastor of the Church of Saint Pascal Baylon. The patron saint of this parish, Saint Pascal Baylon, was born in 1540 and died in 1592 in Spain. He was a peasant, a shepherd and a lay Franciscan Brother. Pope Alexander VIII canonized him in 1690. His chief loves in life were Christ in the Eucharist and Christ's poor... The first Mass for the parish as a group was in June 1946. It was attended by 18 families and had a most unusual setting, the Ramsey County Correctional School for Boys, "Totem Town," in nearby Highwood. From July until September 1946, two Masses were celebrated each Sunday at the Highwood home of parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Norton.

Primary location: Saint Paul United States