Meet the Franciscan friar who baptized St. Juan Diego


A painting of Franciscan missionary Pedro de Gante with Juan Diego, whom the friar baptized along with Diego’s wife in 1525. / Credit: Jerónimo de Mendieta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

CNA Staff, Dec 9, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).

Many people know the story of St. Juan Diego but are less familiar with the Franciscan missionary who baptized him.

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