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Originally Posted by Sonia
Ok so Juan Diego (the indian who saw the virgin) was walking around, minding his own business when BUM! There's the Virgen, right in front of him!
So she tells him in his own language, nahuatl, that she wants a temple, built right there, and asks him to go to the bishop to get it done. The bishop (of course) didn't believe a word and asked him for proof. A few days after the Virgen asked Juan Diego to pick up some flowers before he went to see the bishop again. He found some beautiful roses never before seen in that area, he took them to the bishop, holding them in his clothes, and when he showed him the roses, he saw this:
I think he's a saint now, or is in the process of becoming one. |
Sonia,
I like your version of the story. Actually, what many people believe is that Juan Diego had gone to el Tepeyac, a hillside, to pray for his uncle who was very ill. The Virgin appeared before him to make a deal. If a chapel was built at that site, she would grant him the miracle of healing JD's uncle. Pope Paul made him a saint in 2003 (I think).
Some people think that the Spaniards invented this appearance in order to convince the indigenous peoples to convert to catholicism.