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.
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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.
Mary chose st. Juan Diego to see her she chose him to go talk to the bishop she chose him to build a shrine in her honor. He was already living a life of prayer, he was chosen by mary.
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.