Gaspar (or Caspar) was one of the three
magi ("wise men" - most likely meaning priests) who brought gifts to anoint
Jesus Christ upon his birth. The wise men only appear in the book of
Matthew and are not named or even numbered. Later
Christian tradition fleshed out their identities and made them kings. Gaspar, whose name means "the white one", became king of
India.
The Venerable Bede claimed he was the son of
Japheth, one of
Noah’s sons.
Gaspar brought
frankincense, the gift for a
priest in
Jewish tradition.