Description
Our Lady of Guadalupe Icon
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is connected with the apparitions reported by Saint Juan Diego at Tepeyac near Mexico City in December 1531. According to the traditional account, the Virgin’s image appeared on his tilma as a sign for Bishop Juan de Zumárraga. The Guadalupe image became a central expression of Catholic faith in Mexico and throughout the Americas.
Iconography and theological meaning
Mary stands in prayer with bowed head and folded hands, surrounded by rays and supported by an angel beneath the crescent moon. Her rose-colored tunic, blue-green mantle, stars, and black sash carry meanings rooted in the visual language of sixteenth-century Mexico. The composition presents Mary as the humble Mother of Christ who directs the faithful toward her Son.
For prayer and Marian devotion
This icon is suited to a home prayer corner, chapel, parish room, or Marian shrine. It may accompany prayer for mothers, unborn children, families, migrants, the peoples of the Americas, and those seeking Mary’s intercession. It is a fitting gift for baptism, confirmation, a wedding, house blessing, or feast-day devotion.
Crafted on linden wood in Poland
Made to order in Poland on a double-primed linden-wood panel. The image is printed directly onto the prepared wood and enriched with decorative gold-tone schlagmetal. A rear hanger and a certificate recording the year of production are included.