The Black Madonna Era

First Images

The first images of the Black Madonna
and her divine son
were representations of Isis and Horus.
In the last centuries of the Roman rule,
the East welcomed Isis as
the great universal Goddess.
Isis reigned in Paris, until she was Christianly
replaced by Saint Genevieve, her present patroness.

Christian Era

Until the 4th century one
can perceive the religious
feeling based on the Great Universal Mother
and her soft characteristics of love,
forgiveness and welcome. The Christian church,
however, established after Constantine,
gives the privilege and demands from its
followers the growth of a blind faith which
emphasizes the challenging and strict
masculinity of its martyrs.
The sublime and subtle qualities of the
feminine are rejected and a period of
darkness and clandestinity befalls the
matriarch Goddesses, providers of life,
pleasure and happiness.

The Black Madonna became consistently present
after the Crusades.
Especially the Knight Templars,
who brought to their countries small statues
of Black Virgins which were considered
exotic pagan representations.
The great celebration of the Knight Templars
was Pentecost, day of the Holy Ghost and,
the Dove belongs to Mother Earth as
the Holy Ghost belongs to Mary.

Inquisiton

The 14th century, sets the end of the
flourishing of this femininity
with the first fires of the
Inquisition, which burned for 500 years.
This great fire burns and defames the
Knight Templars and heads the "witch hunting",
in an attempt to eliminate the female
principle of pleasure, freedom
and peace of Mother Earth.

The Black Madonna In Europe

Black Madonna is a nickname used in Europe.
It refers to the skin tones
of Mary and the baby Jesus. Mary, Jesus,
St. Joseph lived in a hot arid climate.
Their skin tone would be dark brown
or olive in order to survive the
intensity of the sun and avoid skin cancer.
It wasn't until the Renaissance that they
begin to have paintings of Jesus and Mary
with alabaster skin, blue eyes and blond hair.
Previously, all religious artwork reflected
the olive skin, black or brown hair and
eyes of the Holy Family and the Apostles.