Marian devotion
San Juan de los Lagos and the soldiers
Mexico
Mexican soldiers venerate San Juan as their protector.
Place: Mexico
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In the Mexican army, it is a tradition for each soldier to carry an image of San Juan de los Lagos. Before every battle, the soldiers pray to her.
Tradition tells that the Virgin of San Juan protected Mexican soldiers in the Revolution. The soldiers were wearing a medal and said the Virgin saved them.
General Alvaro Obregón, before each battle, kneeled before an image of San Juan.
San Juan de los Lagos is the protector of Mexican soldiers.
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