tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post4972589684234290068..comments2024-01-26T09:29:04.765-08:00Comments on My American Meltingpot: Back to the Black VirgensProfessor Tharpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-78630579338111021462010-03-29T07:50:25.766-07:002010-03-29T07:50:25.766-07:00Ieishah,
Go for it. Let's shed some light on o...Ieishah,<br />Go for it. Let's shed some light on our Black Virgens. I collect them now. I can't wait to read what you discover.Professor Tharpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-68161961321960318492010-03-29T07:03:45.518-07:002010-03-29T07:03:45.518-07:00well... upon seeing the black virgin in montserrat...well... upon seeing the black virgin in montserrat (north catalunya) i was like, um... what? i met a black nun who told me that the monks told her it was because the virgin has been burned over time by votive candles. right. so i went in search and found the book, 'cult of the black virgin' by ean begg. he's got a whole other explanation, seeing as how many of the black virgins (and there are hundreds around the world) date way further back than colonialism... early 7th, 8th century europe... i'm gonna write an answer post, because it intrigued me so much, i have a little black virgin in my flat...ieishahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351048799735156173noreply@blogger.com