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- She came to bring peace between the two nations, and she brought peace by means of gentle conversion to the Catholic faith, which ended the human sacrificial system of the Aztecs and instead offered the natives eternal life and a Savior which had already done the sacrificing for them; His own sacrifice on a cross.
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Mar 29, 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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Jan 29, 2024 · The entire symbolism of the Apparition drew heavily on Aztec symbolism and archetypes, linking Christianity to their old beliefs (without being syncretic,) excepting that Baptism and accepting Jesus as the Saviour is the only way to enter this 'Flower World Paradise.'.
The conquest and its impact. 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.
Origin in Guadalupe, Spain. The shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Guadalupe, Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain was the most important of the shrines to the Virgin Mary in the medieval Kingdom of Castile. [10] It is one of the many dark- or black-skinned Madonnas in Spain and is revered in the Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, in the town ...
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 9, 2021 · He had spoken the words of Our Lady, the words of the Most High God, to the Aztecs and to the newly-forming nation of Mexico. The entire Aztec culture—eagles, jasmine flowers, sun rays, the moon, seemingly every symbol—turned in tandem and proclaimed with a single voice the truth of the one God.
