Virgen de Guadalupe Ornament Christian Jewelry "You will find an infant

"You will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger

Mesa Geitonia

They were reaching for holiness and perfection to help the viewer in their worship and meditation of God

This pendant is made from tiny prints of a watercolor and pencil portrait of Saint Bernadette on one side

She explained its meaning

Virgen de Guadalupe Ornament Christian Jewelry "You will find an infantIn 1530, Mary appeared and spoke with Blessed Juan Diego, a poor peasant of Mexico. She asked that a church be built in her honor. As a sign that she was from heaven, she imprinted her image as she appeared to him on his cloak, which survives to this day. She is shown as an Indian girl, with Child. Soon after the church was built, human sacrifice came to an end there. She is the patroness of the unborn and patroness of the Americas. I painted this