Face to face with the Black Madonna

Things Unseen by Things Unseen

Dec 20, 202300:25:12Religion & Spirituality

The image of the Madonna and child appears on nearly every Christmas card and is at the centre of every nativity scene. But in most of these images, Mary looks European, a white woman with fair hair. Yet there are also B...

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