Black Madonna
Sign in to saveAlso known as Black Virgin, Black Madonnas, Black Virgins
artistic theme, depiction of Mary with black skin
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Encyclopedic overview
The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, Poland Black Madonna of Outremeuse, Liège, in a procession Black Madonna of Guingamp Madonna at House of the Black Madonna, Prague
The terms Black Madonna and Black Virgin refer to statues or paintings in Western Christendom of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus, where both figures are depicted with dark skin. Examples of the Black Madonna can be found both in Catholic and Orthodox countries.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Black Madonna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.