They do not answer the question why the Montserrat figures are black. Perhaps a lost statue of Isis was located by ninth-century shepherds and assumed to be a Madonna and Child, in spite of the dark ...

Montserrat is an eye-catching mountain range near Barcelona, Spain. Its scenic Benedictine abbey hosts the beloved Virgin of Monserrat, a Black Madonna who is the patroness of Catalunya.

The site is also home to the Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey, which houses the famous Black Madonna statue and is an ...