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Dec 11, 2020 · St. Juan Diego's original tilma as it hangs today in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. This Marian apparition is like no other. What makes it truly captivating is the fact that the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe appears to defy scientific explanation.
Nov 17, 2022 · By CNA Staff. CNA Newsroom, Nov 17, 2022 / 15:15 pm. The Primatial Archdiocese of Mexico has shared the first photograph ever taken of the original image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which...
Nov 8, 2022 · The Blessed Mother asked Juan to climb the hill, where he found beautiful roses blooming, which he gathered up. She arranged them in his tilma (cloak), and he brought them to the bishop. When he opened the tilma, a gasp filled the room. A miraculous image of Our Lady was imprinted on the tilma.
Digital technology is giving new leads for understanding a phenomenon that continues to puzzle science: the mysterious eyes of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The image, imprinted on the tilma of a l6th-century peasant, led millions of indigenous Indians in Mexico to convert to the Catholic faith.
Attributes. Tilma with the impressed image of the Virgin Mary, roses. Patronage. Indigenous peoples. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, [a] also known simply as Juan Diego ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˌxwanˈdjeɣo]; 1474–1548), was a Chichimec peasant and Marian visionary.
What was Juan Diego's tilma made of? The tilma was made from agave thread, a very fragile fabric that is known to disintegrate in 20-40 years. The tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe is the only existing agave fabric from the 16th century, even though it was left unprotected for over a hundred years.
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.
