Burials at Cologne Cathedral - Clemens August of Bavaria, Richeza of Lotharingia, Biblical Magi, Josef Frings, Engelbert II of Berg (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Clemens August of Bavaria, Richeza of Lotharingia, Biblical Magi, Josef Frings, Engelbert II of Berg, Ernest of Bavaria, Felix von Hartmann, Rainald of Dassel, Johannes von Geissel, Paul Melchers, Walram of Julich, Ferdinand of Bavaria, Karl Joseph Schulte, Konrad von Hochstaden, Joseph Hoffner, Philip I, Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, Wilhelm von Gennep, Anton Hubert Fischer, Engelbert III of the Marck, Archbishop of Cologne, Pilgrim, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, Heinrich I von Mullenark, Gero, Cunibert, Philipp Krementz, Herman II, Ebergar. Excerpt: The Magi (; Greek:, magoi), also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men, (Three) Kings, (Three) Astrologers, or Kings from the East, were a group of distinguished foreigners who were said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of the Christian tradition. The Gospel of Matthew, the only one of the four Canonical gospels to mention the Magi, states that they came "from the east" to worship the Christ, "born King of the Jews." Although the account does not tell how many they were, the three gifts led to a widespread assumption that they were three as well. In the East, the magi traditionally number twelve. Their identification as kings in later Christian writings is probably linked to Psalms 72:11, "May all kings fall down before him." The New Revised Standard Version of Matthew 2:1-12 describes the visit of the Magi: In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage." When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, ...