Zacchaeus

Zacchaeus (sometimes spelled Zaccheus; , ''''; , "pure, innocent") was a man, recorded in the Gospel of Luke, a chief tax-collector at Jericho. His story includes his faith in climbing a sycamore tree to see Jesus and also his generosity in giving away half of all he possessed.

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Saint.honorific_prefix: Saint
Saint.name: Zacchaeus
Saint.image: Palestine Jericho5 tango7174.jpg
Saint.imagesize: 230px
Saint.alt: Stained glass rendition of Zacchaeus receiving Jesus into his house.
Saint.caption: The Tax Collector and Bishop of Caesarea
Saint.home_town: Jericho
Saint.residence: Caesarea
Saint.death_date: 1st or 2nd century
Saint.death_place: Caesarea
Saint.venerated_in: All Christian denominations that venerate Saints
Saint.canonized_date: Pre-Congregation
Saint.feast_day: 20 April
Saint.attributes: Bearded man holding a sycamore branch

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Occupation: publican
Position held: bishop
Religion: Christianity
Image: Niels Larsen Stevns- Zakæus.jpg

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Commons category: Zacchaeus
date of death: 0100-01-01
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
feast day: August 20
date of birth: 0050-00-00

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Tax collectors were despised as traitors (working for the Roman Empire, not for their Jewish community), and as being corrupt.

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