Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Caspar (otherwise known as Casper, Gaspar, Kaspar, Jasper, Kasper, [1] and other variations) was one of the 'Three Kings', along with Melchior and Balthazar, representing the wise men or Biblical Magi mentioned in Matthew 2:1-9.
Behind him King Caspar, with his crown dangling behind his head, takes his gift of frankincense from an assistant in readiness to present it. On the left King Balthasar, portrayed as a dark-skinned king, still wears his crown and holds an orb of myrrh. In the background the retinue of each of the three magi can be seen above their heads. [2]
Three Kings is a 1999 American black comedy war film written and directed by David O. Russell from a story by John Ridley.It stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, and Spike Jonze as four American soldiers on a gold heist that takes place during the 1991 uprisings in Iraq against Saddam Hussein following the end of the First Gulf War.
In Christianity, the Biblical Magi [a] (/ ˈ m eɪ dʒ aɪ / MAY-jy or / ˈ m æ dʒ aɪ / MAJ-eye; [1] singular: magus), also known as the Three Wise Men, Three Kings, and Three Magi, [b] are distinguished foreigners who visit Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh in homage to him. [2]
For Three Kings Day, which also shares the same day as Epiphany, households that celebrate the day have Rosca de Reyes. Rosca de Reyes and the Lousiana-style king cake may have some similarities ...
Melchior, or Melichior, was purportedly one of the Biblical Magi (along with Caspar and Balthazar) who visited the infant Jesus after he was born. Melchior was often referred to as the oldest member of the Magi. He was traditionally called the King of Persia and brought the gift of gold to Jesus.
Día de Los Reyes translates to Three Kings' Day. It is a Christian tradition celebrated each year on January 6 to honor the Three Wise Men or Magi, who traveled to Bethlehem to present the infant ...
The Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral Another view Shrine of the Three Kings Köln The Shrine of the Three Kings [1] (German Dreikönigsschrein [2] or Der Dreikönigenschrein), [3] Tomb of the Three Kings, [4] or Tomb of the Three Magi [5] is a reliquary traditionally believed to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi, also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men.