Biblical Magi
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Summary
Biblical Magi is a group of biblical humans[1]. It draws 13,858 Wikipedia views per month (group of biblical humans category, ranking #2 of 19).[2]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Cologne Cathedral[3], Saveh[4]
- Instance of: legendary figure[5], Christmas gift-bringer[6], triad[7]
- Part of: Shrine of the Three Kings[8]
- Commons category: Three Wise Men[9]
- Has part(s): Melchior[10], Caspar[11], Balthazar[12], gift[13]
- Inception: 1568[14]
- Feast day: July 24[15], January 6[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Biblical Magi[17]
- Commons gallery: Three Wise Men[18]
- Quantity: 3[19]
- Depicted by: adoration of the Magi[20], Adoration of the Magi in Santo Stefano[21]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[24]
- Present in work: Gospel of Matthew[25]
- Mount: camel[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Biblical Magi include The Gift of the Magi[27], a literary work[28], founded in 1905[29], written by O. Henry[30]; Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands[31], an archipelago[32], in New Zealand[33]; Kings River[34], a river[35], in United States[36]; Forte dos Reis Magos[37], a fort[38], in Brazil[39]; Dreikönigskirche[40], a church building[41], in Germany[42]; and Three Kings[43], a partisan group[44].
Why It Matters
Biblical Magi has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include The Gift of the Magi[27], a literary work[28], founded in 1905[29], written by O. Henry[30]; Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands[31], an archipelago[32], in New Zealand[33]; Kings River[34], a river[35], in United States[36]; Forte dos Reis Magos[37], a fort[38], in Brazil[39]; Dreikönigskirche[40], a church building[41], in Germany[42]; and Three Kings[43], a partisan group[44].