Roman Catholic Saint. According to tradition he was a member of the Chichemeca people and was born in Cuauhtitlán, Tenochtitlan, Aztec Empire, located in the State of Mexico. He was baptized at age 50. Cuauhtlatoatzin reputedly was the first to see a vision of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Guadalupe, on December 12, 1531. Afterwards he spent the remainder of his life as a religious hermit. He was declared a saint by Pope John Paul II in 2002.
Roman Catholic Saint. According to tradition he was a member of the Chichemeca people and was born in Cuauhtitlán, Tenochtitlan, Aztec Empire, located in the State of Mexico. He was baptized at age 50. Cuauhtlatoatzin reputedly was the first to see a vision of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Guadalupe, on December 12, 1531. Afterwards he spent the remainder of his life as a religious hermit. He was declared a saint by Pope John Paul II in 2002.
Bio by: Gabriel Solis
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