Mexican Phoenix : Our Lady of Guadalupe : image and tradition across five centuries / D.A. Brading.

In 1999 Pope John Paul II proclaimed Our Lady of Guadalupe a patron saint of the Americas. According to oral tradition and historical documents, in 1531 Mary appeared as a beautiful Aztec princess to Juan Diego, a poor Indian. Speaking to him in his own language, she asked him to tell the bishop her...

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Main Author: Brading, D. A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2001
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