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The
Virgin of Guadalupe is the most loved and revered of all saints in
Mexico. She is the one who reached out to and claimed the native people of
Mexico as her own. Add this stunning relica to your home to enjoy forever!
Early
on Saturday morning of December 9, 1531, Juan Diego, a poor convert, first saw
the Virgin. He was at Tepeyac Hill (3 miles from the Mexico City Cathedral).
He heard Heavenly music and then her voice. She was before him "radiant as the
sun,". She told him to tell the Bishop that they were to build a church on
that spot (where one to the Aztec goddess presently stood) so she could be
near her people to love and protect them.
She called him "my son" and said, "I
am the Mother of all of you who dwell in this land." According to a legend
first published in 1648, in 1531 the Virgin Mary appeared in the form of a
young mestizo woman to the neophyte Indian Juan Diego on Tepeyac hill, the
location of Tonantzin's shrine. Between December 9 and 12, the Virgin of
Guadalupe continued to appear and requested through Juan Diego that a church
dedicated to her be built on the site.
When
the bishop-elect of Mexico City, Juan de Zumárraga, demanded proof, the Virgin
told Juan Diego to gather roses from a nearby hillside, put them into his
tilma (cloak) and bring them to the bishop. When the roses where released, the
Virgin's image was imprinted on the tilma, which now hangs in the Basilica in
Mexico City and is an object of veneration, daily devotion, and a major
pilgrimage site.
For more than 450 years the colors of the image have remained
as bright as if they were painted yesterday, and the coarse-woven cactus cloth
of the shawl, which seldom lasts more that twenty years, shows no evidence of
decay.
Bring
this exquisite wall plaque into your home today and enjoy her beauty!
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Features
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- Makes a beautiful religious gift
- Certainly a conversation sarter!
- Features stunning detail work
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Specifications
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Size |
14" High |
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Material |
Cultured Marble |
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Finish |
Colored Details |
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