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Fuenterrabia
The legend recounts that one evening in the 15th century, two shepherds were gathering their sheep on the slopes of Mount Jaizkibel…
Guadalupe de Cáceres
Legend has it that this image belonged to St. Luke the Evangelist and was buried with him when he died. In the fourth century St. Luke's remains, with his statue, were brought to Constantinople…
Lloseta, Mallorca
The legend of Lloseta echoes that of nearby Lluc, which echoes many elements of Black Madonna legends around the world…
Lluc, Majorca
Inland and up in the Tramuntana mountains, the sanctuary of Lluc not only lays in the physical center of Majorca, but also is the spiritual center of the island…
Montserrat
According to one legend, St. Luke the Evangelsit carved this statue with Mary sitting as his model and him using the carpentry tools of St. Joseph…
Sanctuary of Lord (Catalan), or Hort (Spanish), or of the Garden (English)
According to legend, the Black Madonna of Lord appeared on her mountain in the 10th century…
Sant Llorenç de Morunys
In the Monastery of Sant Llorenç de Morunys, in the center of the village, about 40 minutes North-East of Solsona, Catalunya, about 70 cm
Santisteban del Puerto
This is one of those interesting Black Madonnas with white Baby Jesus, the Yin and Yang of popular Catholicism, if you will.