Black King - Roi noirThe Black King is one of the Three Wise Men - High Priests of the Mazdean (Zoroastrian) religion, referred to as the Kings. Powerful, wise, and learned they were astrologists, guided by their knowledge of the stars, they arrived in Jerusalem just after the birth of Jesus Christ. After being baptised by Saint Thomas, they returned to their own land to spread the Gospel to their people.In the early Christmas Nativity Play of Provence, Antoine Maurels Pastorale, the Black King, also known as the King of the Moors, is Melchio