14 Inch Our Lady of Guadalupe Resin Statue

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

To the present day, Our Lady of Guadalupe remains a powerful symbol of Mexican identity and faith, and her image is associated with everything from motherhood to feminism to social justice.

According to lore, it was a winter’s day in 1531 when the Virgin Mary first appeared to Juan Diego, a peasant, as he was crossing a hillside near present-day Mexico City. She appeared as a dark-skinned woman who spoke Nahuatl, Juan Diego’s native language. This woman asked Juan Diego to build her a little house, a casita, on the hill. Twice Juan Diego reported this to his local bishop, who didn’t believe him. The second time, the bishop asked for proof of the apparitions.

Early on the morning of December 12th, the lady appeared again to Juan Diego and told him to gather some flowers at the top of the hill – a strange request because flowers were not in season in December. Juan Diego did as he was instructed, and found an array of Castilian roses. The lady helped him arrange them in his tilma (cloak), and he returned to the bishop with them as evidence. As Juan Diego presented the tilma to the bishop, the flowers tumbled out and the two men discovered a life-size image of the Virgin Mary on the inside of the cloak. This image is known as Our Lady of Guadalupe.

But lets look deeper: The Virgin of Guadalupe has been, in addition to religious motivation, a factor of national unity presented by the Catholic Church as the maximum Mexican miracle. However, behind its cult, there is another older one.

Before the Spanish conquest, there was a temple of adoration to the goddess Tonantzin, which was attended by settlers from all over the Anahuac empire. The federation of tribes was called. Stories collected by the Spanish friars give an account of this: the Mexicas and other Nahua people believed that on the top of the hill of Tepeyac, the mother of the gods appeared:

“The goddess was very venerated by the natives. According to testimonies, she appeared to one of them at a time in the form of a young girl in a white robe and revealed secret things to the person “—Fray Juan de Torquemada in “Monarquía India” – 1615.

Read more here:

https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2020/12/tonantzin-the-deity-behind-our-lady-of-guadalupe/

Regardless of what you choose to accept, there is no question that Our Lady of Guadalupe is a powerful and miraculous saint or deity.

Refunds and exchanges accepted within 30 days.  Buyer is responsible for return shipping.

Orders are shipped within 3 business days via USPS and UPS.