Browse Black Madonnas
Cyprus, Kykkos Monastery
Like the Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple, she is veiled. Only copies of her are allowed to be viewed by human eyes. Of those “copies” (variations on a theme) there are countless around the world…
Prague III
She is a copy of the Black Madonna of Loreto. All a local tour guide had to say about her was: "She is like an address sign…”
Cardigan, Wales
Our Lady of the Taper received the special “honor” of being burnt at the stake in 1538, in Chelsea, London, along with all the other ancient, famous Madonnas of Great Britain…
Caversham, Reading
Since nothing is related of her origin and she shares the geometric pattern of the robes of the much more famous Black Madonna of Le-Puy, she may well have been created as a copy of the latter…
London, St. Dunstan-in-the-West
In 2019, Sarah Bisby, a member of an internet chat group called “Reflecting the Black Madonna”, discovered this fascinating Black Madonna in the heart of London and brought it to my attention…
Penrhys, Wales
I don’t know if the original statue of Our Lady of Penrhys was a Black Madonna, but it is likely since she shares many Black Madonna characteristics…
Walsingham, Norfolk
Although Our Lady of Walsingham is not generally referred to as a Black Madonna and her modern reincarnations look rather pale, I am listing her in this index…
Anjony, France
Since nothing is related of her origin and she shares the geometric pattern of the robes of the much more famous Black Madonna of Le-Puy…
Bar-sur-Seine
Although Our Lady of the Oak is not actually called a Black Madonna, I include her in this index for two reasons…
Chatillon-sur-Seine
Although neither town, nor church, nor statue are beautiful, this plain, formerly Black Madonna became one of the most influential ones in Europe…
Clermont-Ferrand
Our Lady of the Good Death received her pitch-black coat of paint around 1830, but since she is an ancient Madonna she must have been quite dark already before that…