The Miracle Painter of Guanajuato Mexico

Christians receive faith from different things. In Guanajuato Mexico they have a painter of miracles. In the Mexican desert the temperatures do not fall very low. They use the desert sands for building their homes. In the rainy season, water covers part of the village. In Mexican villages they believe in signs from God. Before going on a journey the Mexican people go to the painter of miracles, Leonardo Rivera, and he will paint a scene that will resolve any problems.

The painter of miracles writes on the paintings and then the customer takes them to the cathedral of Cata where the painting is hung on the church wall. Many accidents happened in the silver mine near the village. In a remote village the miracle painter goes to paint a story about a husband who left to go to the USA to find work. The wives are left behind in Mexico while the husbands risk their lives trying to get into the USA.

The miracle painter Leonardo Rivera writes the thanks to God for helping the people with their troubles. The painter almost does a job similar to confession. When you have an accident you take the painting to the church as an offering for having survived the worst. It is a miracle they say in rural mexico. All types of calamities are portrayed in the miracle paintings.

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