|
The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a major Catholic shrine in
the outskirts of Mexico City. In 1999, the Shrine of Our Lady of
Guadalupe in Mexico City became the most-visited Catholic shrine in
the world. Our Lady of Guadalupe is an aspect of the Virgin Mary who
appeared to St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an Aztec convert to
Roman Catholicism, in 1531. According to the traditional account,
Juan Diego was walking between his village and Mexico City on
December 12, 1531 when Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared, speaking to
him in his native Nahuatl language. She told him to build a church
at the site. |
