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Melchior
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One of the Biblical Magi; in 16th-century paintings generally portrayed as an old man with white hair kneeling at the feet of the Madonna & Child
- Recognised as Saint
- Also called Saint Melchior, St. Melchior, King Melchior
Overview
one of the Biblical Magi; in 16th-century paintings generally portrayed as an old man with white hair kneeling at the feet of the Madonna & ChildWikidata record description. Read Melchior (magus) in the Wikipedia reader.
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Affiliation
As a third party recorded it, often for one period of a life.
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