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1946 — Pope Pius XII declared Our Lady to be the Patroness of the Americas. 1976 — Dedication of the new basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located four miles from central Mexico City. 1988 — The liturgical celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe on 12 December was raised to the status of a solemnity in all dioceses in the United States.
Mar 23, 2023 · While Saint Peter’s Basilica draws larger number of visitors, as Marian shrines go, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is the most visited of any throughout the world. Miracle stories exist ...
Jul 1, 2018 · The Basilica of Guadalupe. The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) is a roman catholic church, basilica, and National shrine of Mexico in the north of Mexico City. The shrine was built near the hill of Tepeyac where Our Lady of Guadalupe is believed to have appeared to Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin.
When he opened his cloak, the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously present on the tilma. We therefore celebrate the feast day of Our Lady under the title of Guadalupe on December 12th. It is preceded on December 9th by the feast of St. Juan Diego, who was canonized in 2002 by Pope St. John Paul II. Seasons and Feast Days.
Dec 11, 2018 · First apparition. Our Lady of Guadalupe first introduced herself as the Mother of God and the mother of all humanity when she appeared on the hill of Tepeyac in Mexico in 1531. An indigenous peasant, Juan Diego, saw a glowing figure on the hill. After she had identified herself to him, Our Lady asked that Juan build her a shrine in that same ...
One of the converts was a poor Aztec Indian named Juan Diego. On one of his trips to the chapel, Juan was walking through the Tepeyac hill country in central Mexico. Near Tepeyac Hill he encountered a beautiful woman surrounded by a ball of light as bright as the sun. Speaking in his native tongue, the beautiful lady identified herself:
Dec 11, 2018 · The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe has its own museum of sacred and religious art formed by paintings, marble and ivory sculptures, engravings, textiles, gold work, furniture, and a collection ...
