Juan Diego

January 9, 2024
Religious Leader

Quick Facts

Juan Diego
Full Name Juan Diego
Occupation Religious Leader
Date Of Birth Jul 12, 1474(1474-07-12)
Age 550
Date Of Death May 30, 1548
Birthplace Cuautitlán Izcalli
Country Mexico
Birth City Mexico City
Horoscope Cancer

Juan Diego Biography

Name Juan Diego
Birthday Jul 12
Birth Year 1474
Place Of Birth Cuautitlán Izcalli
Home Town Mexico City
Birth Country Mexico
Birth Sign Cancer
Spouse María Lucía

Juan Diego is one of the most popular and richest Religious Leader who was born on July 12, 1474 in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico City, Mexico. Indigenous American who came from Mexico who witnessed Our Lady Guadalupe, which played a key role in the spread of Catholicism across Mexico.

He could be as crucial for Catholicism in the same way as the pope John Paul II.

His wife and he were among the very first people to be baptized by Franciscans.

Juan Diego Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Religious Leader
House Living in own house.

Juan Diego is one of the richest Religious Leader from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Juan Diego 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The name he was given originally could be translated to “Talking Eagle.”

In spite of the known birth and dates for death There are some academics who question his existence.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Juan Diego Dating?

According to our records, Juan Diego married to María Lucía. As of December 1, 2023, Juan Diego’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Juan Ranked on the list of most popular Religious Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mexico. Juan Diego celebrates birthday on July 12 of every year.

What is Saint Juan Diego known for?

St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin is known for receiving the vision of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Born in 1474 in Cuautlitlán, Mexico (near present-day Mexico City), he was one of the Chichimeca people. Around 1524, he was baptized by Friar Peter da Gand, an early Franciscan missionary.

What happened to Juan Diego?

Juan Diego returned home and found his uncle’s health restored. For the rest of his life Juan Diego lived in a hut next to the church built in honour of Mary and took care of the pilgrims who came to the shrine. He was buried in the church, and his tilma can still be seen in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Who was Juan Diego and what did he do?

According to legend, Juan Diego was a Catholic convert who in 1531 had a vision of the Virgin Mary as a dark-skinned Indian. When the local Spanish bishop demanded proof of the apparition, it was on Juan Diego’s rough cloak that the Virgin of Guadalupe miraculously imprinted her image.

Is the story of Juan Diego true?

Juan Diego, Father Poole says, is a ”pious fiction. ” David A. Brading, a Cambridge professor, author of ”Mexican Phoenix” (Cambridge, 2001), a highly sympathetic study of the Guadalupe devotion, has said, ” There’s no historical evidence whatsoever that such a person actually existed.

Who saw the Virgin of Guadalupe?

According to tradition, Mary appeared to Juan Diego, who was an Aztec convert to Christianity, on December 9 and again on December 12, 1531. During her first apparition she requested that a shrine to her be built on the spot where she appeared, Tepeyac Hill (now in a suburb of Mexico City).

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