по благословенію Архіерейскаго Сѵнода Россійской Православной Церкви
Волхвы с Востока, увидев звезду Рождества Христова, пришли в Вифлеем поклониться Богомладенцу и принесли Ему золото, ладан и смирну. Евангелие не называет их числа и имен; церковное предание обычно говорит о трех мудрецах по числу даров, а имена Мельхиор, Гаспар и Валтасар закрепились в поздней традиции. В Православной Церкви не было отдельного прославления волхвов, однако их поклонение вспоминается в день Рождества Христова.
The Nativity of Christ was revealed to the Magi by a wondrous star. Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Theophylactus, commenting on Saint Matthew's Gospel, say that this was no ordinary star. Rather, it was "a divine and angelic power that appeared in the form of a star." Saint Demetrius of Rostov says it was a "manifestation of divine energy" (Narrative of the Adoration of the Magi). Entering the house where the Infant lay, the Magi "fell down, and worshipped Him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented Him gifts: gold, and frankincense, and myrrh" (Mt. 2:11).
The names of the three Wise Men (Magi) do not appear in the Gospels. The tradition that there were three visitors from the east is very ancient, but their names are only mentioned in the Middle Ages.
Bones reputed to be the relics of the three kings have been in the cathedral at Cologne, Germany since 1164.