The term Black Madonna or Black Virgin tends to refer to statues or paintings in Western Christendom of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus, where both figures are depicted with dark skin. Examples of the Black Madonna can be found both in Catholic and Orthodox countries.
The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, Poland
Black Madonna of Outremeuse, Liège, in a procession
Black Madonna of Guingamp
Madonna at House of the Black Madonna, Prague
Black Madonna of Częstochowa
The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, also known as Our Lady of Częstochowa is a venerated icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland.
Black Madonna of Częstochowa
The image of the Holy Virgin of Częstochowa (derivative, after 1714), collection of Radomysl Castle
Black Madonna of Częstochowa with a crown
Jan III Sobieski with gorget with Black Madonna of Częstochowa