Saint Juan Diego, originally named as Cuauhtlatoatzin, was born in 1474. His uncle took him in after the passing of his father. Despite his uncle raised him under Aztec pagan religion, he has always shown signs of religious fervor.
In 1524, he and his wife, Maria Lucia, was baptized and converted to Catholicism upon the arrival of Franciscan missionaries. He was passionate about his faith, he often walked long distances just to go to the Franciscan mission station.
There were accounts that Saint Juan Diego received visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In one of the visions, the Virgin Mary told Saint Juan Diego that his uncle would be cured and ordered him to collect flowers up on a hill. The following day, his uncle was finally healed from his illness.
Saint Juan Diego continued living a solitary life in a hermitage on Tepeyac Hill. He stayed there until his death on December 9, 1548. He is the patron saint of indigenous people.
