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Thread #72117   Message #1241933
Posted By: Tannywheeler
07-Aug-04 - 02:51 PM
Thread Name: BS: Short Quiz: Patron Saints
Subject: RE: BS: Short Quiz: Patron Saints
I like to think of Our Lady of Guadalupe. If the word comes from the Spanish (with its "Moorish" influences) it means River of Love. If it comes from the native Central American (Mayan? Toltec? Olmec?)the phrase that becomes Guadalupe means the same thing almost. To me, she signifies God telling the Spanish conquerors "I can talk to the people here any time I need to, and get them to do what I want without your interference." It was, in fact, the Spanish (arch?)bishop who kept refusing to build the cathedral, and the native who kept bringing proofs of the instructions being from God Itself.