Sebastián Salcedo , Allegory of the Protection of the Virgin of Guadalupe over New Spain, 1779 In December of 1531, on the quiet hill of Tepeyac outside modern-day Mexico City, heaven met earth in a way that reshaped an entire civilization. A humble Indigenous widower named Juan Diego encountered a radiant Lady who called herself The Mother of The True God. Through him, she would end centuries of human sacrifice, unite two cultures, and convert millions through a single mirac

Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi, 1423 Every Christmas, we picture the Magi kneeling beside the manger, laying three mysterious gifts before the Infant Jesus: gold, frankincense and myrrh. These treasures have fascinated Christians for centuries, not only for their symbolism but for their deeper meaning. Yet some historians have proposed an intriguing idea: that the gift described as gold may not have been metal at all, but a golden spice so precious and healing tha

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