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Jul 31, 2002 · photo. St Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548). Little is known about the life of Juan Diego before his conversion, but tradition and archaelogical and iconographical sources, along with the most important and oldest indigenous document on the event of Guadalupe, " El Nican Mopohua" (written in Náhuatl with Latin characters, 1556, by the ...
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, also known simply as Juan Diego, was a Chichimec peasant and Marian visionary. He is said to have been granted apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe on four occasions in December 1531: three at the hill of Tepeyac and a fourth before don Juan de Zumárraga, then bishop of Mexico.
Apr 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).
Juan Diego. Feast Day: December 9. Canonized: July 31, 2002. Beatified: April 9, 1990. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin was born in Mexico in 1474. Everyday, he rose before dawn and walked 15 miles to Mass in what is today Mexico City. On December 9, 1531, the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan as he passed Tepeyac Hill.
Dec 11, 2023 · The life of St. Juan Diego. By Catholic News Agency / December 11, 2023. St. Juan Diego, painting by Miguel Cabrera (1695-1768). (Public domain) 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.
Dec 12, 2018 · How Juan Diego’s Humble Faith Changed the New World. by Merridith Frediani | Dec 12, 2018 | Holy Days & Holidays | 5 comments. Every weekend, Juan Diego walked nine miles to the nearest church to attend Mass and learn more about his faith. He lived during the Aztec Empire, which practiced human sacrifice to keep the gods happy.
Dec 11, 2020 · Juan Diego: Messenger of Guadalupe | The Saints and Heroes Collection - YouTube. EncourageTV. 1.19M subscribers. Subscribed. 3.1K. 261K views 3 years ago. The true story of how Our Lady of...
