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The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

Marian apparitions in December 1531

Our Lady of Guadalupe, also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe, is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with four Marian apparitions to Juan Diego and one to his uncle, Juan Bernardino reported in December 1531, when the Mexican territories were part of the…
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Juan Diego

Catholic Saint from Mexico

Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474–1548), also known simply as Juan Diego, was a Nahua peasant and Marian visionary. He is said to have been granted apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe on four occasions in December 1531: three at the hill of Tepeyac and a fourth before don Juan…
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Tepeyac

Hill and Catholic shrine in northern Mexico City

Tepeyac or the Hill of Tepeyac, historically known by the names Tepeyacac and Tepeaquilla, is located inside Gustavo A. Madero, the northernmost Alcaldía or borough of Mexico City. According to the Catholic tradition, it is the site where Saint Juan Diego met the Virgin of…
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December 9

Day of the year

December 9 is the 343rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 22 days remain until the end of the year.
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