The Cult Of Black Madonna in History:"The cult of the Black Virgin in Orthodox world it is late and probably due to the influence cf the Catholicism. The Earliest icon painter in Byzantium did however, use pagan models, such as ISIS and HORUS. The description Black Virgin is foreign to Orthodox Church.....Moscow The Tretiakov Gallery on Public view, Our Lady of Vladimir; icon; Child on right arm presses his cheek against the Virgin's brought to Russian from Constantinople ..first to Kiev, then to Vladimir and finally to Moscow. She saved Moscow from Timur by appearing to him in a dream and ordering him to leave Russia. The Czar used to announce the results of elections of the church dignitaries facing the ICON which was brought to the balloting room for the occasion..Our Lady of the IBERIANS replica in Russian Orthodox...More info..
