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Haggai
biblical prophet associated with the Book of Haggai
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Feast: 16 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
550 BC
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Haggai (Aggeus) is the tenth of the Minor Prophets. Little is known of his life. In 520 BC, the second year of King Darius I, he delivered God's message in Jerusalem to the returned exiles.
He urged them to rebuild the Temple, whose foundation had been laid but whose work had stopped.
The miracles
He is honoured as a saint of the Old Testament; there was never a formal cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A prophet who called God's people to rebuild His house.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Aggeus
- Wikidata Q1613144 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Haggai (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.