Our Lady of Guadalupe Pendant from Juan Diego's Tilma

Pendant/medal of a detail from the famous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It has been touched it up with a bit of turquoise and pink. Choose from small, medium or large. Available with or without the beautiful silver plated snake chain of your choice. The larger the pendant, the longer the chain you will want.In December of 1531, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to an Indian convert to the Faith in Mexico. She requested a church to be built and asked him, Juan Diego, to go to the bishop to let him know. Juan was not highly regarded by the Spaniards, nor by his fellow countrymen, as he was poor and not many Mexicans had as yet embraced the Catholic Christian Faith. When Juan was finally brought in front of the bishop, he was met with skepticism and returned to the Virgin asking for a sign to prove it was really she who was asking for the church. She directed him to a place on the mountain where he was delighted to find roses growing right in the middle of winter! He gathered them in his