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For the rest of his life Juan Diego lived in a hut next to the church built in honour of Mary and took care of the pilgrims who came to the shrine. He was buried in the church, and his tilma can still be seen in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe .
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Dec 9, 2013 · Juan Diego, contrary to previous belief, was a member of the macehual (middle) class: He owned property, farmed his land and worked at his thriving mat-making business on the shores of Lake...
Jul 26, 2024 · The original ruins of “The Hermitage” are visible inside the chapel, which is a two-minute walk from the basilica, La Capilla del Cerrito (Chapel of the Little Hill). The chapel is situated at the summit of Tepeyac Hill and marks the location of Our Lady’s first appearance to Juan Diego.
Dec 11, 2023 · 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. In 1474, 50 years before receiving the name Juan Diego at his baptism, a boy named Cuauhtlatoatzin — “singing eagle” — was born in the Anahuac Valley of ...
Mar 14, 2002 · Juan lived before and after the Spanish Conquest of 1521. The Conquest was an apocalyptic event for the indigenous peoples. They lost their freedom, their land, their religion, their culture, their society and their great city of Tenochtitlan, present day Mexico City.
Jul 31, 2002 · With the Bishop's permission, Juan Diego lived the rest of his life as a hermit in a small hut near the chapel where the miraculous image was placed for veneration. Here he cared for the church and the first pilgrims who came to pray to the Mother of Jesus.
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The story begins in the early morning hours of December 9, 1531, when a 57-year-old Indian peasant named Juan Diego was walking along the path of Tepayec Hill on the outskirts of Mexico City. Keep in mind that only 10 years earlier, Hernando Cortez had conquered Mexico City. In 1523, Franciscan missionaries came evangelizing the Indian people.
