Thursday, November 21, 2024

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

St. Juan Diego Read more

St. Juan Diego

St. Juan Diego (1474–1548) was a poor and humble peasant of the lowest class of Aztec Indians living in what is today Mexico. His native name was Cuauhtlatoatzin, meaning, "eagle that talks." He was baptized at the age of fifty by a Franciscan missionary priest and received the Christian name of Juan Diego. It was he to whom Our Lady appeared as a pregnant Aztec princess on...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 301
RSS
Terms Of UsePrivacy Statement© 2024 Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld O.F.M.
Back To Top