Juan diego cuauhtlatoatzin biography of william

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Saint Juan Diego and Our Lady

Statue of St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin. Church of San Juan Bautista, Coyoacán, México DF

Saint Juan Diego

Mexicain (✝ 1548)

Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548).

Appelé "Cuauhtlatoatzin" (l'aigle qui parle), né à Cuautlitlán, quartier de l'actuelle Mexico, il était un membre de la tribu des Chichimeca.

Peu est connu de sa vie avant sa conversion et son baptême à l'âge de 50 ans par un des premiers prêtres franciscains arrivés au Mexique.

Un très ancien document indigène écrit en Nahuatl en caractères latins en 1556 donne des indications sur sa vie et sur les apparitions. (El Nican Mopohua, de Antonio Valeriano)

Le 9 décembre 1531, alors qu'il se rendait à la messe, la Vierge Marie lui apparut sur la colline Tepeyac, à l'extérieur de ce qui est maintenant la ville de Mexico. Elle lui demanda d'aller voir l'évêque et de demander la construction d'un sanctuaire en ce lieu, promettant de donner des grâces à ceux qui l'y invoqueraient. L'évêque ne crut pas Juan Diego et demanda une preuve. Le 12 décembre, Juan Diego retourna à Tepeyac et, là, la Vierge lui dit de monter la colline et de récolter toutes les fleurs qu'il pouvait trouver. Bien que ce soit l'hiver, i

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

Summary

Mary proclaimed herself "the Mother of the true God who gives life" and left her image permanently upon the tilma of St. Juan Diego, a man newly converted to Christianity. Her likeness was given as a sign to Bishop Zumarraga, who abided by her wishes and constructed a church on Mt. Tepeyacac, the site of the apparitions. Millions of natives were converted to Christianity during the period following her visit. Our Lady of Guadalupe has been designated as the Patron Saint of the Americas.

Timeline

1474	Quauhtlatoatzin (Juan Diego) is born in Cuautitlan.
1476	Juan de Zumarraga was born in Spain.
1492	Christopher Columbus lands on an island in the Americas and named it San Salvador.
1514	The first Marian Shrine in the New World is established in the city of Higuey.
1519	Hernan Cortez lands in Mexico
1521	The capital city of the Aztecs falls under Cortez
1524	The first 12 Franciscans arrive in Mexico City
1525	Quauhtlatoatzin is baptized by a Franciscan priest and receives the Christian name of Juan Diego
1528	Friar Juan de Zumarraga arrives in the New World
1529	Juan Diego’s wife, Maria, dies
Dec 9, 1531	The Virgin appe