The Cult of the Black Virgin
PART I THE CULT OF THE BLACK VIRGIN Even the trappings of monasticism that found a home in Roman Catholicism originated in the asceticism that was prevalent in Egypt, dating back to Hermes Trismegestis. Hermes or Thoth, a demi-god from the pre-flood civilization of Atlantis, became the prototype of the ’hermit’ monk.The Council of Nicea…