Our Lady of Guadalupe
Tilma's sacred image
Our Lady of Guadalupe is a title for the Virgin Mary as she reportedly appeared to an indigenous Mexican man in 1531.
The image associated with this apparition—a dark-skinned Mary surrounded by rays of light—became central to Mexican Catholicism and national identity.
Her feast day is December 12.
The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City is one of the most visited Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world.
- Virgin MaryMother of Christ
- Hispanic traditionsCultural practices of Spanish-speaking peoples
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
- Mexican heritageAncestry from Mexico
- processionsOrderly moving groups
sacred art · sainthood · novenas · Catholicism · devotional songs · national symbol · rosary · Spanish colonization · evangelization · divine intercession · spiritual renewal · Catholic faith · offerings · pilgrimage site · communal prayers · votive candles · prayer cards · religious festivals
- Mexican Shrines
- Catholic Itemsrosary beads, crucifix, rosary, holy water font, holy card
- Catholic Symbolscrucifix, fish symbol, Alpha Omega, halo, Madonna
- church feastsfeast day, holy day, solemnity, All Saints Day, All Souls Day
- feast daysSt. Patrick's Day, St. Valentine's Day, St. George's Day, St. Andrew's Day, St. Stephen's Day
- holy womenabbesses, Virgin Mary, Saint Mary, Saint Anne, Saint Teresa
Our Lady of GuadalupeSatan
Judeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
Lilith · Kali · secular humanism · atheism · demonic figures