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- Gaspar, legendary figure, said to have been one of the Magi who paid homage to the infant Jesus. Gaspar is often represented as a king of India and is usually said to have given the gift of frankincense to the Christ Child.
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Who was Gaspar in the Bible?
Name origin. While it is generally accepted that Casper/Kaspar/Gaspar/Jasper was one of the Biblical Magi or 'three wise men' who were said to have visited the infant Jesus – bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh – there is some debate in academic literature over the rendering of his name.
Gaspar, legendary figure, said to have been one of the Magi who paid homage to the infant Jesus. Gaspar is often represented as a king of India and is usually said to have given the gift of frankincense to the Christ Child. In art he is frequently depicted with a reddish beard.
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In Christianity, the Biblical Magi (/ ˈ m eɪ dʒ aɪ / or / ˈ m æ dʒ aɪ /; singular: magus), also known as the Three Wise Men, Three Kings, and Three Magi, are distinguished foreigners who visit Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh in homage to his birth.
Dec 17, 2018 · There have been pictorial representations of the Magi – the three wise men or kings who visited Jesus as a baby – from as early as at least the sixth century AD. Their depiction over this vast period of time has been anything but consistent.
Jan 6, 2020 · By the 6th century CE, they had been named Caspar (or Jaspar), Melchior, and Balthazar. While magi were understood to be wise men from the East, one magus becomes regarded as “black” as early...
Jan 6, 2024 · In the carol 'We Three Kings' the Magi are assigned names Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar. These are traditional names, which have been used since the sixth century, but the wise men are not named in the Bible, and we will probably never know what their names were.
Jun 21, 2024 · Magi, in Christian tradition, the noble pilgrims ‘from the East’ who followed a miraculous guiding star to Bethlehem, where they paid homage to the infant Jesus as king of the Jews. In Western Christianity, this event is celebrated at Epiphany on January 6th.
