Our Lady of Guadalupe, also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe, is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary; a venerated image enshrined within the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The church was erected near the spot where two apparitions of the Virgin are said to have appeared to an Indian convert named Juan Diego in December 1531 and commanded that a church be built. The second apparition resulted in a painted image that became known as the Virgin of Guadalupe, and the entire incident did much to hasten the conversion of the Indians of Mexico to Christianity.
Locally, there are Lady of Guadalupe churches in Wetumpka and Clio in Alabama and one in New Orleans.
