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Paschal
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Paschal is used as a name. Paschal, a variant of Pascal, from Latin Paschalis, is an adjective describing either the Easter or Passover holidays.
People known as Paschal include:
01Popes and religious figures
- Antipope Paschal (687), a rival with Theodore for Pope
- Pope Paschal I (died 824), head of the Catholic Church from 817
- Pope Paschal II (11th-century-1118), head of the Catholic Church from 1099
- Antipope Paschal III (1164-1168), Antipope from 1164
- Paschal Baylon (1540-1592), Spanish friar and saint
02People with the surname
- Benjamin Edwin Paschal (1895-1974), American baseball outfielder
- Bill Paschal (1921-2003), American football running back
- Bobby Paschal (born 1941), American college basketball coach
- Janet Paschal (born 1956), Contemporary Christian and southern gospel
- James Roy Paschal (1926-2004), NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver
- John Paschal (13th-century-1361), English Bishop
- Thomas M. Paschal (1845-1919), U.S. Representative from Texas
03People with the given name
- Paschal Mooney, Irish politician
- Paschal Donohue, Irish politician
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- LienzoS Pascual.jpg by Unknown author, Public domain
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