The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai).
The Prophet Aggaeus, whose name means “festive,” was born in Babylon at the time of the captivity of the Jews. He began to prophesy in Jerusalem after their return thereto, and to admonish the people to rebuild the Temple, in the days of Zorobabel, the second year of the reign of Darius Hystaspes, King of Persia, about the year 520 before Christ. His prophecy, divided into two chapters, is ranked tenth among the minor Prophets.
The above account is taken from the Great Horologion,
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