Diego It is a name of masculine origin Greekwhose meaning is ‘wise and educated‘. Today, in Spain, 154,834 men celebrate their saint thanks to San Giovanni Diego.
John Diego is a saint who was born in 1474 Neighbor tenochnitlan (Mexico). He was a native of the territory who belonged to the lowest class of the Aztec empire. In fact, he did not even belong to a social category of this civilization, since he was neither a priest, nor a warrior, nor an official, nor a merchant. He wasn’t even a slave.
He dedicated his life to cultivating the land and producing plants which he then sold. After the evangelization of the Spaniards, Juan Diego, together with his wife, converted to Christianity in 1524. They are baptized by Fray Toribio de Benavente.
According to tradition, this saint on Saturday December 9th heard a Mexican bird called tzinitzcanwho announced the forthcoming appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
When the mother of Jesus appeared to the native, she asked him to cut some roses to take to the bishop of Zumarraga. And according to the chronicles of the time, when Juan Diego made the offer to the bishop, the woman reappeared. Virgin of Guadalupe.
Consequently, the bishop ordered the construction of a hermitage where Juan Diego would spend his entire life until his death in the year 1548with 74 years old old.
Although the date of death attributed to Juan Diego is May 30, his saint is celebrated this December 9thfor it is the date on which he saw the virgin for the first time.
This and other saints are celebrated during the December 9th:
Holy Gorgonia
Saint Peter Fourier
Santa Leocadia
Santa Wulfilda
St. Cyprian
