Joseph Studio Renaissance 32 Inch Our Lady Of Guadalupe Statue 20-46693.
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Patron of the Americas and Patron of the Unborn
Until recently, very little was known except that Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego in December 1531. The apparitions occurred at Tepeyac, a small hill and a former sanctuary to the Aztec goddess Tonanzin. Mary asked Juan Diego to request that the local bishop build a church on that site. There she could be present with all her love and compassion for “all the inhabitants of this land.”
Nearly a decade after Spain's conquest of Mexico, the future of Christianity on the American continent was very much in doubt. Confronted with a hostile colonial government and Native Americans wary of conversion, the newly-appointed bishop-elect of Mexico wrote to tell the King of Spain that, unless there was a miracle, the continent would be lost. Between December 9 and December 12, 1531, that miracle happened, and it forever changed the future of the continent. It was then that the Virgin Mary famously appeared to a Native American Christian convert on a hilltop outside of what is now Mexico City. The image she left imprinted on his cloak has puzzled scientists for centuries, and yet Our Lady of Guadalupe’s place in history is profound. A continent that just months before the apparitions seemed completely lost to Christianity suddenly and inexplicably embraced it by the millions.
Our Lady of Guadalupe's message of love replaced the institutionalized violence of the Aztec culture, and built a bridge between two worlds, the old and the new, that were just ten years earlier engaged in brutal warfare.
The Joseph Studio Collection focuses mainly on inspirational figures, garden and church statuary completed in the Renaissance style. The artistic portrayals of Jesus, Mary, the Saints, and Angels are unique in style and highly sought after in the religious industry.
Large sculptures are perfect for church and classroom settings.
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