Indigenous Mexican Madonna, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Santa Ana Zegache, number 7

by Lorena Cassady

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Indigenous Mexican Madonna, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Santa Ana Zegache, number 7

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Lorena Cassady

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Mixed Media

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According to tradition, the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego,
a man of Aztec descent who had converted to Christianity, on
December 9, 1531. She asked Juan Diego to build a shrine on the
spot where she had appeared, Tepeyac Hill, now in a suburb of
Mexico City. The local bishop—an
important church official—demanded
that Juan Diego provide a sign that would
prove the Virgin Mary had really
appeared to him before he would agree to
build a church on the site. The Virgin
Mary appeared to Juan Diego again on
December 12 and miraculously showed
him where to pick roses, even though it
was winter, to take to the bishop as proof
that she had really appeared. Juan Diego
collected the roses in his cloak, went
before the bishop, and then opened his
cloak to show him the roses. Dozens of
roses fell to the floor and his cloak had a
beautiful picture of the Virgin Mary
inside. The bishop was stunned by the
miracle and ordered that a church be
built in her honor on Tepeyac Hill.

A statue of a saint, decorated with gold rays, stands surrounded by vibrant purple and pink flowers. The background features ornate gold-framed religious artwork.

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August 1st, 2024

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