Juan Diego had a series of apparitions of the Blessed Virgin under the name of the Virgin of Guadalupe. She chose him to be her special emissary to Bishop Zumaraga of Mexico City to request a shrine be built on that spot devoted to her.
St. Juan Diego became a saint through the process of canonization by the Catholic Church. He was recognized for the reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary to him in 1531 in Tepeyac, Mexico, which led to the conversion of many indigenous people to Christianity. After a thorough investigation of his life and miracles attributed to his intercession, St. Juan Diego was officially canonized as a saint by Pope John Paul II in 2002.
St. Juan Diego lived from 1474 to 1548. He is known for his experience with the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico in 1531.
St. Jude Thaddeus, also known as St. Jude, became a saint shortly after his death, around the 1st century AD. He is recognized as the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes.
St. Sebastian was selected to become a saint because of his martyrdom. He was a Christian who was executed for his faith during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians. St. Sebastian's steadfast commitment to his Christian beliefs and his courage in the face of persecution led to his recognition as a saint by the Catholic Church.
St. Anthony of Padua was canonized as a saint in 1232, less than a year after his death.
St. Thomas Aquinas was officially canonized as a saint on July 18, 1323, by Pope John XXII.
Juan Diego does not currently show any officially assigned patronages.
Saint Juan Diego's patron saint is Our Lady of Guadalupe. Juan Diego is known for his encounter with the Virgin Mary in Mexico in 1531, where he received the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on his tilma (cloak). He is venerated as a symbol of faith and devotion in the Americas, particularly in Mexico.
St. Bernadette of Lourdes, St. Juan Diego
Juan Diego was the first Native American saint followed by Kateri Tekakwitha a few years later.
St. Juan Diego was canonized by Pope John Paul II on July 31, 2002.
St. Juan Diego lived from 1474 to 1548. He is known for his experience with the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico in 1531.
San Diego is Spanish for Saint James. The city of San Diego is named for St. James. Sometimes St. James is written as Santiago in Spanish
Juan Diego lived just north of Tenochititlan, today known as Mexico City, Mexico.
I'm guessing San Juan, or St. John?
As far as is known, Juan Diego's family was not rich. He was born as an impoverished free man in a society that was very class-conscious.
We have no record of how Juan Diego died but we do know it was from natural causes, probably complications of old age.
It was filmed at St. Juan Diego in Utah you tool.