In 1531, '''La Guadalupana''' ''appeared to humble Juan Diego'' (and imprinted her image on his mantle). ''The signs, of the roses, of the uncle miraculously cured of a deadly illness, and especially of her beautiful image on Juan's mantle, convinced the people there was something to be considered in Christianity. Within a short time, six million Native Mexicans had themselves baptized as Christians.''... ''Mary appeared to Juan Diego not as a European madonna but as a beautiful Aztec princess speaking to him in his own Aztec language'' (1). (December 9, 1531.) | In 1531, '''La Guadalupana''' ''appeared to humble Juan Diego'' (and imprinted her image on his mantle). ''The signs, of the roses, of the uncle miraculously cured of a deadly illness, and especially of her beautiful image on Juan's mantle, convinced the people there was something to be considered in Christianity. Within a short time, six million Native Mexicans had themselves baptized as Christians.''... ''Mary appeared to Juan Diego not as a European madonna but as a beautiful Aztec princess speaking to him in his own Aztec language'' (1). (December 9, 1531.) |