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May 17, 2024 · According to tradition, Mary appeared to Juan Diego, who was an Aztec convert to Christianity, on December 9 and again on December 12, 1531. During her first apparition she requested that a shrine to her be built on the spot where she appeared, Tepeyac Hill (now in a suburb of Mexico City ).
Jan 24, 2021 · However, it was most certainly a surprise for Our Lady to appear in Mexico, in Pagan territory, and in an appearance that combined both Catholic and Aztec imagery. The Aztec culture was radically different from that of Christian Europe.
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After the conquest, the Spanish imposed the Catholic religion, and over time, they changed the Aztecs’ lifestyle and traditions. However, the biggest challenge was to establish Christianity as the sole and dominant religion.
Read Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy, with the authors’ meticulous accounts of the native culture, the flower songs, and the many points at which the old myths match the new story that arose from Guadalupe. They make a very strong case.
Drawing on the significance of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Chicano culture, many Chicano artists revere her image and visually reimagine the religious figure within a feminist and contemporary context.
On December 9, 1531, Our Lady appeared to Blessed Juan Diego who was a recently converted Aztec. She asked his to go to the Bishop and request him to build a church for her on the barren hill of Tepeyac which is now part of Mexico City.
Dec 7, 2021 · After the conquest, the Spanish imposed the Catholic religion, and over time, they changed the Aztecs’ lifestyle and traditions. However, the biggest challenge was to establish Christianity as the sole and dominant religion.
