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2 days ago · Saint Juan Diego Cuahtlatoatzin, Miguel Cabrera An indigenous Christian. Juan Diego, the simple peasant who would come to be known all over the world by the name he received when he was reborn in baptism, was born in 1474 in Cuautitlán (now part of Mexico City) with the name “Cuauhtlatoatzin,” or “the talking eagle.”
Dec 09, 2012. Patronage. -. St. Juan Diego was a 15 th century indigenous Native American from Mexico, who saw a Marian apparition in 1531, now known as Our Lady of Guadalupe. The apparition has had a significant impact on the spread of the Catholic Faith within Mexico. He was canonized in 2002 as the Church’s first indigenous American saint.
Juan Diego and his wife, María Lucía, converts, walked 14 miles to religious instructions and Mass every Saturday and Sunday. On December 9, 1531, when Juan was a 57-year-old widower, he was walking to Mass. A beautiful lady dressed as an Aztec appeared. She told him she was the Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Mother of the true God.
Dec 9, 2021 · St. Juan Diego was a poor and humble lay man, who witnessed the life-changing apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe. While many are familiar with the ever-popular image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, not ...
Juan Diego died in 1548 and was buried in the first chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe. Juan Diego was beatified on April 9th, 1990 and canonized on 31 July 2002 by Pope John Paul II. He is celebrated on December 9 th and proclaimed the patron saint of indigenous peoples and was chosen as the patron saint of the WYD of Panama in 2019.
Sainthood and Legacy. Saint Juan Diego moved to a small hermitage situated on Tepeyac Hill. He lived a simple and solitary life characterized by prayer and work. He lived his remote settlement until his death on December 9, 1548. Juan Diego’s miraculous cloak has remained in good condition until the present day.
Meet Juan Diego! • Saints for kids. A carved wood relief depicting St. Juan Diego is seen at the San Diego Retreat house in Albuquerque, N.M. (CNS photo/Octavio Duran) 8. LIVED: Juan Diego was an Indian born in Mexico in 1474; his Indian name, Cuauhtlatoatzin, means “the talking eagle.”. He and his wife were among the first converts to ...
