Caspar (magus) Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Death== According to tradition, Caspar became a [[martyr]], and some consider that the other two Magi also met with the same fate. The relics of the Magi were found in Persia by [[Helena, mother of Constantine the Great|Helena]], but were later brought to [[Constantinople]] and then to [[Milan]] in [[Italy]]. From there, they reached [[Germany]], where they are now housed in the [[Cologne Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Text/concerning_the_magi_and_their_na.htm|title=Concerning The Magi And Their Names|access-date=2 May 2015|archive-date=20 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420114004/http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Text/concerning_the_magi_and_their_na.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Image:Cologne Cathedral Shrine of Magi.jpg|thumb|right|The relics of the Magi kept in the [[Shrine of the Three Kings]] in [[Cologne Cathedral]], Germany.]]Caspar is commemorated on the [[Feast of Epiphany]] along with the other members of the Magi but is also commemorated in Catholicism with his feast day, 11 January. Following his return to his own country, avoiding King Herod, it is purported that Caspar celebrated Christmas with the other members of the Magi in Armenia in 54 AD. Caspar died on January 11, 55 AD aged 109.{{fact|date=December 2021}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page