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Translated Title
Incredible event: A woman who turns into stone, a story brought from San Juan de los Lagos
Description
Engraving at the top of the recto shows a group of four figures in the foreground. In the center a man and women are standing and have arms raised and facial expressions that show surprise. The man is wearing a hat and carries a walking stick; both figures are wearing cloaks. A child sits at the foot of the man and with his hands covering his face. To the left of these figures, a shoeless woman with her hair in disarray lays against a small boulder. The background of the scene shows a forested setting, and to the right a group of people with hats and walking sticks are shown walking from behind.
The text of the broadside tells the story of Dona Eugenia Chavez, who recovers from a serious illness and in turn undertakes a pilgrimage between Nuevo Leon and the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos barefoot. Accompanied by her husband, mother, and child, during the journey Eugenia is possessed by demons and begins to curse the difficult journey and express anger toward Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos. Near the end of the journey, Eugenia takes shelter under a tree and expresses that she wishes she had never undertaken the pilgrimage. There is a large thunderclap and Eugenia is turned to stone, much to her family's terror. Eugenia's mother and husband beg her to repent and ask to the Virgin to have compassion. Eugenia refuses to repent and the family begs for mercy at the sanctuary of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos. Given the severity of Eugenia's actions, she remains in her stone form, much like Lot's wife, who was turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back at Sodom. The story concludes by noting that faith and contrition are the what is required by God and Mary; instructing readers that Eugenia could have quit her pilgrimage without cursing or blaspheming and all would have been settled. The bottom of the verso contains a retelling of Eugenia's story in verse.
Publication Date
1903
Publisher
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
Keywords
Broadside, Mexico, Popular Devotion
Disciplines
Catholic Studies | Graphic Communications | Latin American Languages and Societies
Recommended Citation
Vanegas Arroyo, Antonio and Posada, José Guadalupe, "lncreible suceso una mujer que se convierte en piedra relato traido de San Juan de los Lagos" (1903). Marian Broadsides from Mexico. 2.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ml_broadsides/2
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