ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 6th of January WELCOME! THE THREE KINGS Three Kings Shrine, Cologne Cathedral The Three kings, the " wise men from the Orient " ( Matthew 2:1 ff. ), have their feast day since the 8th century. Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar, patron saints of motorists, are commemorated on the feast of Epiphany (January 6). In Hebrew, the kings are called Galgalath, Magalath, and Tharath; in Greek Appelius, Amerius, and Damascus; in Latin Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar (Golden Legend). THE RELICS Their relics are said to have been brought to Constantinople and from there to Milan. Rainald von Dassel transferred them to Cologne in 1164. ST CASPAR St Caspar, King of Chaldea, is traditionally portrayed with a reddish beard in the middle of the three kings, younger than Melchior and older than Balthasar. He presented the frankincense to the Infant Saviour. ST MELCHIOR St Melchior, King of Persia, is often referr...