The fifth window to be made shows St. Juan Diego, to whom appeared the Virgin of Guadalupe. In this church he is identified by his Nahuatl name,Cuatlatóac. Traces of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin can be seen in the folds and beadwork of this window which represents the flowers (even a butterfly!) that fell out of Cuatlatóac's cloak when he was sent by Our Lady to witness to the Bishop of Mexico in the 16th century.
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