#blackvirgin

[pascalbeucler]

For 800 years, so many pilgrims have come to pray to the Black Miraculous Virgin of the Sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour, especially during Holy Week.

The chapel is in the heart of the sanctuary, in the middle of the rock, overlooked by the Knights' castle and dominating the level of the peasants, craftsmen and merchants located in the lower part of the village, according to the classical rules of the Indo-European order.

#rocamadour #blackvirgin #pilgrims

[fka-le-corbeau-noir]

Imbolc à Marseille. Nous avons allumé le feu de la résurrection de la nature couverts du mentaux de la bonne mère. Entre mer et colline 🕯 Entre la déesse du feu et l'église catholique 🕯 Entre Artemis et le Christ 🕯 Entre nuit et jour🕯 J'ai laissé une fois encore mon écharpe rouge flotter au vent avec des offrandes afin que Brighid encore une fois la bénisse de son touché sacré. . . . . . . . . #witchcraft #imbolc #imbolccelebration #candlemass #chandeleur #marseille #christianity #christianwitch #catholicwitch #viergenoire #blackvirgin #holy #holymary #paganism #pagancelebration #french #frenchwitch #sorcièredefrance https://www.instagram.com/p/B8FCdKfC0WA/?igshid=1w86rmmwjqoqp

[afrobougee]

Momento Mori | @wahib_chehata | @afrobougee @154artfair #afrobougee #blackart #blackvirgin #wahibchehata #contemporaryart #artparis2019 #clairobscur #154artfair #renaissance #art #resilience https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw-XcwcnOnc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4si30o44on29

[hauteafrik]

Adut Aketch 👑👑@fashizblack - - - - - - The Black Virgin @adutakech 📷@gilles_pierreetgilles #fashizblack #blackvirgin #blackgirlskillingit #melaninpoppin #blackmodels #hauteafrik https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqxpt7BAGWE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rpypx505cyl0

[robfrid]

Had another #amazingday #yesterday in #toulouse #harrysfreetour #walkabout #historylesson #stabbygirls #sunshine #blackvirgin #drinks #garonne #toulousebynight #sixquiprend #dinner #jgo #friends #fun #longweekend #ilovetoulouse #somuchfun #betterthancats #lol #love https://www.instagram.com/p/CkXsot4Ld-t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sylvie-corbelin-paris]

Jour de Dormition #15août #assomption #sylviecorbelin #blackvirgin #statementjewelry https://www.instagram.com/p/CSmLBbIIi3e/?utm_medium=tumblr

[tizianomazzilli]

BLACK VIRGIN OF BRAZIL @leat #brazil #blackvirgin (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFpWabxHomI/?igshid=17zr54z86w8b2

[marinezecity]

🇫🇷 la Vierge noire datant du XVI ème siècle orné une basilique très connue des pèlerins ! Cette réplique d'une statue retrouvée auparavant et détruite lors des guerres de religion n'était autre que Demeter! Déesse de l'agriculture devenue ensuite la sainte Vierge 😯 .. .. .. 🇬🇧 The black Virgin from xvith century hosted in a famous basilica for pilgrimage! This replica replacing a similar statue found and demolished during religious wars was Demeter ! Goddess of the harvest and agriculture became the saint Virgin 🧐 .. .. .. #france #temple #goddess #deesse #demeter #blackvirgin #viergenoire #pelerinage #pilgrimage #religion #primitive #primitiv #statue #xvithcentury #xvieme #history #histoire #statue #sculpture #licensedguide #guideconferencier #patrimony #patrimoine #marinezecity #fact #fait #discovery #decouverte #normandie #normandy #french (à Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrande) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDy04VvgJW3/?igshid=l5in11ihl5r8

[orthodoxydaily]

Pilgrimage: The Black Virgin of Romigier, Manosque, France

Located in the /Alpes-de-Hautes Provence

Protectress of the city and its inhabitants, the Black Madonna of Romigier has always been venerated by the Manosquins. Legend has it that she emerged from the earth in the 10th century, discovered by a ploughman whose oxen stopped in front of a bramble bush. While digging the earth, a magnificent ancient sarcophagus, also visible in the church of Notre-Dame de Romigier where it serves as an altar, was exhumed with, inside, the intact statue. Still according to tradition, this statue would have been hidden there to protect it from Saracen invasions...

As it was discovered under a bramble bush, "roumi", in Provencal, it was nicknamed Our Lady of Romigier, a name that was also given to the church where it is exposed. This Black Madonna was particularly invoked to protect women in childbirth, to give life to stillborn children and against fatal falls.

Originally this wooden sculpture was not "black" but painted, since a recent restoration has revealed traces of polychromy, blue, but also red, pink...

In the 19th century, this statue was covered with luxurious clothes and fabrics, as attested by the numerous ex-votos that represent it.

Specialists date it to the 10th century. It is one of the oldest Romanesque virgins in France.

The crown of the Virgin and that of the child Jesus are Merovingian crowns.

It is classified as a historical monument since 1909

The chevet*,  of the Church of Notre Dame de Romigier, in Romanesque style (10th-12th centuries), is the oldest part of the building.

Built as early as the 5th century, completely overthrown by the Saracens around the year 900, the church was rebuilt in 974. Its 16th century portal is surmounted by an interlaced A and M (Ave Maria).

The central nave was rebuilt in 1730 after the earthquake of 1708. The stained glass windows of the choir were made in 1991 by G. Hermet. The high altar, whose bas-reliefs represent the apostles, in a style close to that of the school of Arles (5th-6th), is the Carrara marble sarcophagus which, according to the legend, hid the statue of the Black Virgin.

On the square in front of this church, the real lung of the city, William I, Count of Provence held his courts of justice in 984.

In this Roman Catholic church we found also two beautiful icons. icons displayed on the wall at the right of the main altar. Although, roman Catholic don’t venerate icons, they adorneded the walls of many Catholic churches. A reminder that this church was built in pre-schism christianity, When the Church was one; in communion and sharing the same doctrine. 

* The apsidal eastern termination of a church choir typically having a surrounding ambulatory that opens onto a number of radiating apses or chapels.

[stephanealfonsi]

●○《Isis 》□■ aux sages discours, dont le cœur est plus avisé que celui de milliers d’hommes, qui n’ignore rien de ce qui est au ciel et sur la terre. #viergenoire #isis #blackvirgin #rocamadour #hautlieu #spiritualite #perigord #dordogne https://www.instagram.com/p/B4UQpUnCUKS/?igshid=ico6hnc6o32v

[enforcementdrone209-blog]

#rocamadour is known for the #blackvirgin or #blackmary that #StAmadour has allegedly carved by his own hands. It's in a #underground #shrine on the mid-level of the #monastery #flash is not allowed so this is a #multiexposure #gold #blue #superstition #medieval #pilgrims #france #wayofstjames #romancatholic #altar #11thcentury #photographersoninstagram #beautifulplacestovisit❤️ #myth #imanatheistimjustlooking (hier: Rocamadour, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1yfUc_oZZb/?igshid=13xps06nzwncj

[andrehoraart]

#erzili #erzulie #madonaandchild #madona #blackvirgin #lwa #loa #voodoo #hoodoo #syncretism #diaspora #art #andrehoraart

[afrobougee]

Black Virgin | @wahib_chehata | @afrobougee @154artfair #afrobougee #blackart #blackvirgin #wahibchehata #contemporaryart #artparis2019 #clairobscur #154artfair #renaissance #art #resilience https://www.instagram.com/p/BvbqCEnHkjP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10gh1w42zkkq7

[charlieinterrrupted]

dear journalists who are tempted to criticize Beyoncé's Grammy performance:

Before you start ranting about how her performance was centered on narcissism and comparing herself to God, here’s a little lesson on the symbolism you missed:

1. Beyonce has already put to rest the notion that she thinks of herself as God. If you watched Lemonade, you’d know this. (This is from the VMAs, I’m aware.)

2. Beyonce has been pictured many times in honey mustard colored clothing. This color symbolizes the Goddess Oshun. Oshun is the African Goddess of love and sweet water. Hence the background dancers moving as waves during Love Drought. Oshun is also known as the “mother of orphans.” Self explanatory.

3. During Love Drought, you see the dancers take each other’s hands and lift them up. This was a reference to the Igbo Landing. Igbo Landing is the location of a mass suicide of Igbo Slaves that took place in 1803. A group of Igbo slaves revolted and took control of their slave ship, grounded it on an island, and as an act of mass resistance, marched into the water singing and drowned themselves rather than submit to slavery.

4. Beyonce also referenced Venus, the Roman goddess of romantic love, beauty, sex, and fertility through her breathtaking gown with sea foam patterns. She also references the Virgin Mary with her headpiece that consisted of a halo that is usually painted around the Virgin Mary to represent purity and tenderness. There were so many more references, but these are just a few.

[dipintodinuovo]

black virgin

[beadsofparadisenyc]

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This hand-painted Black Madonna figure is so vibrantly, intricately and lovingly painted that it caught my eye perched way up on a shelf! All of the beauty and rich color just begged to be shared, so here’s a lovely video for you! (Hand Painted Black Madonna, $320) #blackmadonna #blackmadonnastatue #handpaintedmadonna #handpainted #blackvirgin #virginmary #catholic #catholicart #religiousart #beautiful #art #sculpture #gift #decorate #decor #shop #nyc #unionsquare #beadsofparadise (at Beads of Paradise NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxYQHXPFA1M/?igshid=1dktz1y0c099