The House of Habsburg, which held the throne of the Holy Roman Empire from 1438 – 1740 and ruled Austria till 1918, spread the Loreto cult all over its empire…

Though she does not bear the title ‘Black Madonna’ I included Our Lady of the Holy Linden Tree in this index because she shares so many characteristics of Black Madonnas…

Ever since Ean Begg listed this Lady as a Black Madonna in his ground breaking index, she is known as such internationally and she does have a fine patina

The title ‘Black Madonna’ is not normally given to any Orthodox icons. As Ean Begg says, if it ever is “it is late and probably due to the influence of Catholicism.” Well, maybe due to Catholicism this…

During the Russian Revolution this icon left its home and began a long journey with its Russian Orthodox children into their Diaspora…

This Madonna’s story is told in oral traditions and antique manuscripts. Legend has it that this is yet another one of those ancient images attributed to St. Luke the Evangelist…

The bare historical facts available to us are that the monastery of Our Lady of Regla (the name of the bay where Chipiona lies) was founded in 1399.

The Black Madonna of the Light holds in her right hand a scepter, a world ball, and a lamp to rule and enlighten the world. In her left arm she carries Baby Jesus…

The legend recounts that one evening in the 15th century, two shepherds were gathering their sheep on the slopes of Mount Jaizkibel…

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…

There are two opinions concerning the origins of the devotion of the people of Jerez to their patroness, each with its legend…

The legend of Lloseta echoes that of nearby Lluc, which echoes many elements of Black Madonna legends around the world…

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…

The Black Madonna Santa Maria del Coro is an Italian Renaissance work from 1509-1515. She was taken to the city Coro, the first capital of Venezuela and later to San Sebastian on a merchant ship. Once a monk wanted to remove her from the church, but she told him: “you don’t want to do that, this is my place.”

Ean Begg dates her to the 12th century, but the Spaniards say the earliest written record of her is from the 7th century and that she is the oldest statue in Madrid…

Around the year 1292 a green marble cross was found in the hills outside the town of Montblanc. It soon became known as the miraculous Green Cross…

The story begins in the 7th century with St. Gil (c.650 - c.710), a hermit who came from Athens, Greece to the Pyrenees to live in solitude…

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…

Legend recounts that the Black Madonna del Tura was discovered in the Cueva de Mas Caritat outside the city, in 872.

This is a story about pilgrimage - the journey of uncovering the divine…