Virgen de Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe Necklace, Our Lady Guadalupe Gold Oval Pendant, Gold Virgin Mary Pendant, Catholic Jewelry, Gifts

Virgen de Guadalupe Delicate 18K gold plated anchor chain, with a gold-plated Our Lady of Guadalupe oval shape pendant and her image under a bright resin component for both sides. Delicate, petite and sweet. A minimalist, everyday necklace that goes with anything, This necklace is designed to be worn all day. DETAILS: Necklace length: 17.5" / 45 cm Gold Plated pendant Virgin Mary pendant measure: 1" / 2.5 cm About Our Lady of Guadalupe: On the morning of December 9, 1531, a native American peasant named Juan Diego saw a vision of a maiden at a place called the Hill of Tepeyac, which would become part of Villa de Guadalupe, a suburb of Mexico City. Speaking to him in his native Nahuatl language (the language of the Aztec empire), the maiden identified herself as the Virgin Mary, "mother of the very true deity"[ and asked for a church to be built at that site in her honor. Historically the devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe did not lack clerical opponents within Mexico, especially in