Juan Diego – by José de Ibarra – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Catholic It is beautiful and warm

It is beautiful and warm and shows a Joseph we could understand

This lovely Madonna and Child was done by French artist Adolphe Jourdan (1825-1889)

"Above the cross is the word pax (peace)

"I would offend my Spouse

Juan Diego – by José de Ibarra – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Catholic It is beautiful and warmWhat we like about this picture, besides it being beautiful, is that it treats Juan Diego as a real person, which he was. Juan Diego was born in 1474 in Cuautitln, Mexico, and was one of the first people to convert to Christianity in the area. He was baptized at age 50 by Franciscan missionary Friar Peter da Gand. He was also the first indigienous Saint of the Americas when St. John Paul II canonized him in 2002. (sources: www. nationalshrine. org and