History
The month that contains the feast days of both Our Lady and Juan Diego.
What is December?
OLG is the patron of this.
What is "the Americas" and "Mexico"?
The ethnicity of Juan Diego.
What is Aztec Indian?
Our Lady tells Juan Diego to fill his tilma with this.
What is roses growing on the hillside?
Next to the Vatican, this is the most visited pilgrimage site in the Catholic world.
What is the Basilica of OLG in CDMX?
The century that OLG appears to Juan Diego.
What is the 16th century? (1531)
OLG appears to Juanito in this place.
What is the hillside of Tepeyac?
The religion of Juan Diego.
What is a convert to Christianity?
The miracle that happens on the tilma.
What is the image of Our Lady appears imprinted upon it?
The basilica is built here.
What is near Tepeyac Hill, where OLG appeared to Juan?
The number of Mexicans who convert to Christianity following the apparitions.
What is approx 8-9 million people in the next few years? (the most significant and rapid in christian history)
her skin color is this.
What is that of mestiza- meaning a mix of European with Indigenous?
The age of Juan Diego when OLG appeared to him.
What is 57 years old?
The tilma is made of this.
What is agave fibers? (known for their short lifespan- typically 20-30 years.)
when scientists have studied the tilma they discovered this.
What is it is not painted by human hands?
This Aztec practice was nearly eliminated following the apparitions of OLG.
What is human sacrifice?
She speaks in this language to Juan Diego.
What is Nahuatl? (Aztec language)
This is what Juan Diego does after the apparitions.
What is takes care of the chapel that is built on the hill?
The colors of the tilma are miraciulous because of this.
What is "they have not faded in the last 500 years."?
this is the year the modern basilica was built.
What is 1974-1976?
OLG was also a major factor in the following historical events.
What is during the Mexican revolution? (her image on banners and the cry of "Viva La Guadalupana"
OLG also appears to this individual.
Who is Juan Bernardino (Juan Diego's sick uncle)? (She heals him).
This is what OLG requests of Juan Diego.
What is to go to the bishop and ask for a shrine to be built to her son on this exact spot?
The stars on the mantle contain this special detail.
What is "they are in the constellation appearance of the night sky the date she appeared- Dec. 12th, 1531."?
the number of visitors who visit each year to see the tilma and make pilgrimage.
What is 20 million each year?