This year marks 493 years since the storied appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe on the Tepeyac Hill in Mexico City, and NBCLA's sister station Telemundo 52 will commemorate that anniversary with the special “Mañanitas a la Virgen de Guadalupe” on Wednesday,

In the story of her apparitions she appears to Juan Diego, a humble indigenous man, in the hill of Tepeyác in current-day Mexico. After appearing to him on multiple occasions and asking him to construct a church in her honor, it is believed her apparitions went on to help convert millions of indigenous peoples in the region.

The Catholic folk tradition behind the holiday dates to the 1500scq, when it’s said that the Virgin Mary, also called Our Lady of Guadalupe, appeared to

Dec. 9, 1531, Juan Diego, a 57-year-old widower who lived in a small village near Mexico City, was on his way to a nearby church to attend

Angelica Vargas, of Kent, leads a folkloric dance group representing the Holy Spirit Parish in a chant during the 30th celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, along James Street in Seattle on Dec.

The annual Catholic feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be held in Des Plaines starting Wednesday. Thousands are expected to visit the shrine of the Virgin Mary located at 1170 North River Road over the next two days.

Telemundo Chicago and NBC 5 will provide expanded local coverage of one of the most significant cultural and religious observances in the world: the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.