Beatus, meaning blessed in Latin, may mean:

• a term in the Catholic Church for a person (Beata if female) who has been beatified, the stage before being declared a saint.

• A copy of the Commentary on the Apocalypse, (i.e. Book of Revelation), especially in illuminated manuscript form, written by Saint Beatus of Liébana (below), is often just referred to as a Beatus. Many famous versions exist, especially in the Mozarabic style, such as the Morgan Beatus.

• A "beatus initial" is the B of "Beatus vir..." ("Blessed is the man..."), the start of Psalm 1. This was usually given the most elaborate decoration in an illuminated psalter, often taking a whole page for the B or first two words.

[edit] Individual persons

• Beatus of Lungern or Saint Beatus of Beatenberg or Thun, a semi-legendary figure who is considered the saint of Switzerland.

• Saint Beatus, Bishop of Amiens, France in the 5th century

• Saint Beatus of Liébana, a Spanish monk who lived in the 8th century, in San Martin de Turieno in Liebana. Best known for his Commentary on the Book of Revelation - see above.

• Beatus of Vendôme

• Beatus Rhenanus (also known as Beatus Bild), who lived 1485 -1547, a German humanist, religious reformer, and classical scholar.

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