Art
Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Item Number
- 259
- Estimated Value
- 110 USD
- Sold
- 60 USD to giftgrabber
- Number of Bids
- 2 - Bid History
Item Description
One of a kind - "Our Lady of Guadalup" portrait, hand painted in India. Unframed, with hanging hooks at top, on wood.
The morning of Dec. 9, 1531, Juan Diego was walking near the Hill of Tepeyac when he had a vision of the Virgin Mary. In his native language of Nahualt, she instructed that a church be built at the site. Juan Diego, an Aztec Indian, relayed the request to Mexico’s first bishop, Juan de Zumarraga. When the Spanish bishop demanded proof of this vision, Juan Diego returned to the hill Dec. 12. Mary once again appeared to him and told him to collect some roses from the top of the usually barren and desolate hill.
He gathered the roses in his cloak and returned to the bishop. As the roses tumbled to the floor, an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe was emblazoned upon his cloak. Here was the proof Bishop Zumarraga needed, and he approved the construction of the church.
Today, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is located north of Mexico City, and 477 years after her appearance Mary’s image is still visible on Juan Diego’s cloak, which hangs in the basilica.
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