AROUND THE WORLD AND THROUGH THE CENTURIES WITH THE UNBORN
CHRIST CHILD
One of the best known representations of Mary's pregnancy is the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This image is in the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
It is commonly thought that Our Lady is pregnant in this miraculous image given to Juan Diego in December, 1531.
Miguel Sanchez, the author of the 1648 tract Imagen de la Virgen María, described her (Our Lady of Guadalupe) as the Woman of the Apocalypse from the New Testament's Revelation 12:1-2 "clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child...
We also know she was with child in this image because she wears a black belt which was the Aztec Maternity Belt.
Father Frank Pavone points out that "In the image, Our Lady is pregnant, carrying the Son of God in her womb. Her head is bowed in homage, indicating that she is not the Goddess, but rather the one who bears and at the same time worships the one true God." Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Pro-life Movement
Another indication that it has been widely held that the Guadalupe image was of Mary pregnant is the Anonymous Cuzqueño 18th century painting, Mary Immaculate with the Child Jesus in the womb. Private Collection, Lima, Peru. This work is included in "Colonial Art Book Iconography" by Hector Schenone. The image has the unborn Christ child included in an image that is reminiscent of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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