Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Magnificent sacred basilica in Mexico City (Part – 1)

By Asad Russel –

About the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City, Mexico:
On the outskirts of the Mexico City a major Catholic shrine is he Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Spanish which is Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. In 1999 in the world the most visited Catholic shrine was became in Mexico City the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The history of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe:
To St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin who appeared of the Virgin Mary an aspect is Our Lady of Guadalupe, in 1531 to Roman Catholicism an Aztec convert. To the account of traditional according, on December 12, 1531 between Mexico City and his village was walking the Juan Diego when appeared Our Lady of Guadalupe, in his native Nahuatl language speaking to him. At the site to build a church she told him.

To the Spanish bishop when spoke Juan Diego, did not believe him the bishop, his vision’s authenticity to prove for a miraculous sign asking. Again to the Juan Diego appeared the Virgin, winter it was although, to gather flowers to him. Right at his feet bloomed the Spanish roses miraculously.

To the bishop presented these when Juan Diego, from his apron or from the Tilma fell the rose and on the cloth was imprinted miraculously an icon of the Virgin. At once a church built the bishop ordered, to Our Lady of Guadalupe dedicated. Since ever in Mexico extremely popular has proved the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Aztec Empire in what had been millions of indigenous people to help convert of her appearance the story used the Spanish missionaries.

In Mexico the faith of Catholics underpins still Our Lady of Guadalupe and of the Latin America the rest, and since 1737 of the Mexico City as patron saint she has been recognized. By 1946 all of America until it included to extend continued her patronage. In the Catholic Church in Marianism much of the increase of recent time, as co-redemptrix to recognize Mary including the call, of Guadalupe from the cult stems.

In 1921 on 14 November, from the apron a few feet away paced a bomb a factory worker, of the main altar the marble steps demolished the explosion, of nearby homes the windows blew out and a brass crucifix bent, but no damage suffered the fabric. By bullet proof glass has been protected the apron since 1993.

As a saint declared the Juan Diego the Pope, to achieve the sainthood he was the first Mexican. In thousands of churches can be found of the miraculous image the replicas, which includes in Paris the Notre Dame Cathedral and in Washington, D.C. the National Shrine.

At the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe what to see:
From 1536 dates the original Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe or the Antigua Basilica and stands still today. However, over the years weakened the structure and the modest sized basilica outgrew the massive congregation. Therefore in Mexico City the Archaeological Museum who was designed by the Mexican architect Pedro Ramirez between the time of 1974 and 1976 was built a new Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe or the Nueva Basilica.

Will Continue……..

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