Etienne Pascal's third child and only son.
Mother unfortunately died when he was three
years old
Family left Clermont and settle in Paris at
1632
In Dec 1639, the Pascals left Paris to live
in Rouen
He
became deeply religious after his father injury in 1646
Pascal's
father died in September 1651
He
spent his last years giving to the poor and going from church to church
in Paris, attending one religious service after another.
Pascal
died at the age of 39 after a malignant growth in his stomach spread to
the brain
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