Optional Memorial
Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
- Feast day
- December 09
- Patron of
- indigenous peoples
- Origin
- Mexican
Life
Juan Diego was an indigenous Mexican to whom the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared at Tepeyac in 1531 as Our Lady of Guadalupe. His tilma bearing her miraculous image remains enshrined in Mexico City.
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