According to the [[Gospel of Matthew]] (2.:1-16), the wise men or '''Magi are said to have ''' followed a star to the birth place of Christ. It was written that they were from the east and that they brought three gifts to Christ; gold, frankincense and myrrh. Since there were three gifts its has been concluded that there were three Magi. The names for the Magi are concluded given in extra-Biblical tradition as [[Gaspar]], Melchior and Balthasar. The feast day of the Magi is [[December 25]]. [[Category:Biblical Saints]]