St. Juan Diego

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St. Juan Diego
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Born 1474 Died May 30 1548 at the
age of 74 Born in Cuauhtitlan, Mexico
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Canonized July 31,2002
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He was a farmer, laborer, and weaver.
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He walked to church 15 miles every day.
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Juan saw a image of a woman on a hill.
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Mary told him to build a church on that hill.
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He told the bishop to build a church, but he
didnt listen.
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He gathered flowers from the hill.
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The flowers were growing in frozen soil!
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He showed the flowers to the bishop.
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An image of Mary was on the cloak.
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A church was built on the hill were he saw Mary.
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Thousands of people converted to Christianity
after that happened.
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His feast day is December 9th.
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He is the patron saint of indigenous peoples.
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Nate Listch, Atobek Prietz
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