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Born therefore Jesus in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, the East came to Jerusalem saying, wise men: Where is the king of the Jews has been born? -Matthew 2.1 to 2.
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| Cologne Cathedral |
The most widespread tradition that three wise men came from the East, guided by a star (known as The star of Bethlehem) that led to the birth place of Jesus Christ. The term 'magi' owes its origin to the Greek, meaning veníaa wise men or men of science. Matthew shows us that were astronomers.
His visit to Bethlehem is a cause of a general confusion that even raises the suspicion of King Herod, whom he saw as a rival to the new Messiah. After finding
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For the simple fact that the biblical account indicates that they brought three gifts, it was assumed that there were three characters, although at some point the different traditions have pointed they were two, four, seven and twelve.
From this account, both the Catholic Church as the people in general have been working on a legend about the events and personalities of these three figures, including his alleged real status. Gradually
tradition has added other details in the form of symbols: they are made of representatives of the three races known in ancient times, representatives of the three ages of man and representatives of three continents (Asia, Africa and Europe).
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| Sarcophagus with the remains of the Three Kings |
Another legend tells that after Jesus' resurrection, the Apostle Thomas found them in Saba. They were baptized and consecrated bishops. Later they were martyred in 70 and deposited in the same coffin. The remains were taken to Constantinople by St. Helena. Later, Frederick Barbarossa, in the twelfth century, moved to Cologne, where today lie with the crown that supposedly took during its existence.
Thousands of pilgrims began to arrive in Cologne to visit his remains, which led to that in 1248 began the construction of the Cologne Cathedral, which would take more than 600 years to complete (1880)
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| Cologne Cathedral |
The Cologne Cathedral is the largest in Germany and has the largest swinging bell in the world. The total height of the cathedral to 157 m. an excellent view of the city and the surrounding landscape.
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