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Avenue of Mysteries is the story of what happens to Juan Diego in the Philippines, where what happened to him in the past—in Mexico—collides with his future.
- Juan Diego’s Vision
- The Miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- The Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- The Significance of Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe
On December 9, 1531, Mary appeared to Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill while he was on his way to Mass. She asked him to approach the bishop and request that a shrine be built to her there, where she would bless those who called upon her. However, when Juan Diego requested this of the bishop, the bishop demanded proof of the vision.
Juan Diego returned to the hill, where roses were blooming, though it was almost winter. He picked some of the flowers and brought them in his cloak to the bishop. When he opened his cloak, the flowers fell out and an image of the Blessed Mother was imprinted on it. The Bishop then gave his blessing, and a chapel was built on the hill. Juan Diego’s...
On May 6, 1990, Juan Diego was canonized by Pope John Paul II at the Basilica of Santa Maria de Guadalupe in Mexico City. The cloak imprinted with the miraculous image of the Blessed Virgin Mary received by Juan Diego is still preserved there today. With native features and dress, Mary is portrayed with the moon at her feet, her mantle covered with...
Juan Diego is significant because he was one of the first indigenous people in the New World to embrace Catholicism. As Pope John Paul II said at Juan Diego’s canonization:
The Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel at the Basilica is inscribed with the following prayer, requesting the intercession of the Blessed Mother under her title as the Patroness of Latin America:
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Jun 20, 2011 · “Talking Eagle, an Aztec peasant who had converted to Christianity and been renamed Juan Diego, is approached by Mother Mary and asked to build a church on the top of Tepeyac hill. When Juan takes the request to Bishop Zumárraga, he is denied until he can bring proof.
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Dec 6, 2022 · The second depiction of Juan Diego can be found in the Trinity Dome, where he is portrayed holding his cloak open to display the miraculous image of the Blessed Mother. Sources: The Vatican
Oct 28, 2015 · Juan Diego had a relatively ordinary childhood, raised in Iowa City by a gay ex-Jesuit and his transgendered Mexican lover (the adoptive parents die in the first wave of the AIDS epidemic).
Jan 5, 2017 · Rather, he is sent to the representative of the Church: Don Fray Juan de Zumarraga, a Franciscan priest and bishop of Mexico City. The bishop as a wise leader has been combatting paganism and superstition for many years. The bishop listens but is skeptical of the request of Juan Diego. As a wise shepherd, he must test the veracity of Juan Diego.
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, also known simply as Juan Diego (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌxwanˈdjeɣo]; 1474–1548), 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 ...
