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Facts. Feastday: December 9. Patron: of Indigenous people. Birth: 1474. Death: 1548. Beatified: May 6, 1990 by Pope John Paul II. Canonized: July 31, 2002 by Pope John Paul II. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Juan Diego. Saint Juan Diego was born in 1474 as Cuauhtlatoatzin, a native to Mexico.
May 26, 2024 · St. Juan Diego (born 1474, Cuautitlán [near Mexico City], Mexico—died May 30, 1548, Tepeyac Hill [now in Mexico City]; canonized July 31, 2002; feast day December 9) was an indigenous Mexican convert to Roman Catholicism and saint who, according to tradition, was visited by the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of Guadalupe).
This route is named for St. Juan Diego, whose vision of Our Lady has had a massive impact on the spiritual character of North America. St. Juan Diego had a great devotion to the Eucharist and made his own little pilgrimage every day, rising before dawn and walking 15 miles to daily Mass.
Catholicism. Saints. St. Juan Diego. In the sixteenth century, the Blessed Virgin, moved with pity for the Aztec people who, living in the darkness of idolatry, offered to their idols multitudes of human victims, deigned to take into her own hands the evangelization of these Indians of Central America who were also her children.
Jul 31, 2002 · Juan Diego was born in 1474 with the name "Cuauhtlatoatzin" ("the talking eagle") in Cuautlitlán, today part of Mexico City, Mexico. He was a gifted member of the Chichimeca people, one of the more culturally advanced groups living in the Anáhuac Valley.
St. Juan Diego Route Coming to Houston May 31–June 2, 2024. The southern arm of the Pilgrimage, dubbed the "Juan Diego Route" will depart from the tip of Texas in Brownsville, wind around the Gulf of Mexico—an area chosen for its deep Catholic roots. Catholics in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will have a special opportunity to ...
Dec 9, 2020 · A Look at St. Juan Diego | Franciscan Media. December 9, 2020. Susan Hines-Brigger. Franciscan Spirit Blog. “I am a nobody. I am a small rope, a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf…and you send me to a place I would never visit.” —St. Juan Diego. There are times in our lives when we feel down on ourselves or unworthy.
Dec 7, 2020 · December 7, 2020. St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin is known for receiving the vision of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Born in 1474 in Cuautlitlán, Mexico (near present-day Mexico City), he was one of the Chichimeca people. Around 1524, he was baptized by Friar Peter da Gand, an early Franciscan missionary.
May 25, 2024 · On Dec. 9, Roman Catholics celebrate St. Juan Diego, the indigenous Mexican Catholic convert whose encounter with the Virgin Mary began the Church's devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe. In 1474, 50 ...
May 18, 2024 · The St. Juan Diego Route, named for the beloved saint who encountered Our Lady of Guadalupe, will start at the southern tip of Texas with a Pentecost Mass hosted by the Cathedral of the...
