Marian devotion
The Virgin who became brunette
Mexico City, Mexico
The Virgin of Guadalupe appeared with brown skin, like the indigenous ones, to be recognized as her mother.
Main data
Sanctuary: Mexico City, Mexico
Type: Devotional anecdote
The Mexican indigenous people did not understand the Spanish missionaries who told them about a blonde and white Virgin. But when they saw the image of Guadalupe, with brown skin and dark eyes, they recognized her as his mother. The Virgin had made herself like them to love her.
«La Virgen no es blanca ni morena. La Virgen es de todos.»
A flower for the Virgin
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