Our Lady of Guadalupe - Giddings, TX - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

This statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe is located at Saint Margaret Catholic Church on East Bellville Street in Giddings, Texas. The statue is in a stone grotto on a patio in the yard to the southwest of the church. It depicts Our Lady of Guadalupe with her hands folded in prayer. On a stone pillar next to the grotto is a plaque which says, "Our Lady of Guadalupe Grotto - Donated by 'Gonzales Family Reunion' on behalf of beloved deceased members - 'Que descansen en paz.'" A list of names of deceased Gonzales family members is engraved on a stone on the front of the stone pillar.

The Blessed Virgin Mary is venerated by Christians as the Mother of the Word Incarnate, Our Lord Jesus Christ. As a young girl betrothed to St. Joseph, Mary was visited by the angel Gabriel and told that she would conceive a son by the Holy Ghost, who would be the Son of God. In humble obedience to the divine messenger, Mary replied, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word." In Bethlehem, her Son was born and was adored by shepherds and kings. As is known throughout the world, this Son, Jesus Christ, went on to suffer on the cross and rise again, offering salvation to the world through Him. Today, Mary is venerated as the Mother of God and Queen of Heaven.

Our Lady of Guadalupe is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in regard to her visitation of Saint Juan Diego in Mexico in 1531. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, "Mary appeared to Juan Diego, who was an Aztec convert to Christianity, on December 9 and again on December 12, 1531. During her first apparition she requested that a shrine to her be built on the spot where she appeared, Tepeyac Hill (now in a suburb of Mexico City). The bishop demanded a sign before he would approve construction of a church, however. Mary then appeared a second time to Juan Diego and ordered him to collect roses. In a second audience with the bishop, Juan Diego opened his cloak, letting dozens of roses fall to the floor and revealing the image of Mary imprinted on the inside of the cloak—the image that is now venerated in the Basilica of Guadalupe."

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Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: Saint Margaret Church Entrance Fee: None Artist: Not listed Website: Not listed

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