Pascagoula
a navigable river in the S. E. part of Mississippi, and formed by the junction of the Leaf and Chickasawha. It flows 85 miles S. to a small bay of the same name on the Gulf of Mexico. brated arithmetical machine, and at 26 he had composed the greater part of his mathematical works, and made those brilliant experiments in hydrostatics and pneumatics, which have ranked him among the first natural philosophers of his age. But a strong religious impulse having been imparted to his mind at this period, he thenceforward devoted himself to theology and polemics, and to the promotion of the spiritual and temporal welfare of his fellow men. He retired to Port Royal in 1654, where he spent the remainder of his days. The two works by which he is best known are his "Provincial Letters"; a caustic satire upon PASCHAL the Jesuits (1656), under the name Louis de Montalte, and posthumous "Pensées," regarded as among the richest repositories of eloquent thought and profound theology. He died in 1662.
PASCHAL I., Pope, was a Roman and succeeded Stephen V. in 817. He crowned Lothaire, the emperor at Rome.
He died in 824.
PASCHAL II., Pope; a native of Tuscany, succeeded Urban II. in 1099. He had a contest with the Emperor Henry IV., and also with Henry I., King of England, respecting the right of investitures. The former visited Rome, to be crowned by the Pope, who refused to perform the ceremony unless he yielded the matter in dispute. Henry caused Paschal to be seized by his troops. The Romans rose in behalf of their pontiff, and Henry retired from Rome, but carried the Pope with him. Paschal, after a captivity of two months, conceded his claim to the investitures. This concession was afterward canceled. He died in 1118.
PASCHAL III., became Pope in opposition to Alexander III. in 1164, through the influence of the Emperor Frederick I.
He remained in possession of the papal chair while Alexander was absent at Benevento. He died in 1168.
PASCO, or CERRO DE PASCO (JUNIN), a town of Peru, capital of the province of its own name, department of Junin, about 130 miles N. E. of Lima. It is situated 11,000 feet above sea-level. Its former importance was due to the rich silver mines in the vicinity. Pop. about 400,000.