Dec 09

Saint Juan Diego

December 9th XVI century

Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzain, of native indigenous lineage, a male provided with a pure faith, humility and fervor, who managed to build a shrine in honor of the Blessed Mary Virgin of Guadalupe on the Hill of Tepeyac, in the city of Mexico, where he had seen appear the Mother of God.
Name
Juan (Masculino)
Celebrate
People named Juan use to celebrate 24-Jun:
Saint John the Baptist, nativity
Other saints
Other saints named Juan
Secular name
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Born
en Cuautitlán, in current Mexico
Dead
May 30th 1548 in Ciudad de México, in current Mexico
Process
Celebration
December 9th