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  1. 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).

  2. 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 ...

  3. Dec 12, 2018 · How Juan Diegos 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.

  4. 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.

  5. www.wikiwand.com › en › Juan_DiegoJuan Diego - Wikiwand

    Juan Diego is the first Catholic saint indigenous to the Americas. He was beatified in 1990 and canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II, who on both occasions traveled to Mexico City to preside over the ceremonies.

  6. 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.

  7. Apr 5, 2024 · 09 December. 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.”

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