Traditional nativity scenes depict three "wise men" visiting the infant Jesus on the night of his birth, in a manger accompanied by … See more

The Magi are popularly referred to as wise men and kings. The word magi is the plural of Latin magus, borrowed from Greek μάγος (magos), as used in the original Greek text of the Gospel of Matthew (in the plural: μάγοι, mag… See more

The names and origins of the Magi are never given in scripture, but have been provided by various traditions and legends.
Among Western Christians, the earliest and most common names are:
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Three gifts are explicitly identified in Matthew: gold, frankincense and myrrh; in Koine Greek, these are chrysós (χρυσός), líbanos (λίβανος) and smýrna (σμύρνα). There are various theories and interpretati… See more

Holidays celebrating the arrival of the Magi traditionally recognise a distinction between the date of their arrival and the date of Jesus' birth. The account given in the Gospel of Matthew does not state that they were prese… See more

Most depictions of the Magi in European art focus on their visit to Jesus; beginning in the Late Middle Ages, the Journey of the Magi, the Magi before Herod and the Dream of the Magi. In Byzantine art they are depicted a… See more

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