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
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- 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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- 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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