Beatus

Beatus, meaning blessed in Medieval Latin, may mean:

• One who has been beatified, the stage before being declared a saint

Biblical

• The Commentary on the Apocalypse, (i.e. Book of Revelation), especially in illuminated manuscript form, written by Saint Beatus of Liébana
• Beatus initial, the B of "Beatus vir..." ("Blessed is the man..."), the start of Psalm 1 in Latin, usually given the most elaborate decoration in an illuminated psalter
• Beatus vir (from Psalm 112) is the title of many compositions including :
  • Beatus vir (1641) from Monteverdi's Selva morale e spirituale
  • Beatus vir, ZWV 75, 76, et 77, by Jan Dismas Zelenka
  • Beatus vir, RV597 et RV598, by Vivaldi
  • Beatus vir, MH 410, MH 398, by Michael Haydn
  • Beatus Vir (Górecki), opus 38 (1979), by Górecki
  • Beatus vir, Seibel 26, 27, and 28 by Johann David Heinichen

People

• Beatus of Lungern or Saint Beatus of Beatenberg or Thun (died 122), semi-legendary figure who is considered the saint of Switzerland
• Saint Beatus, Bishop of Amiens, France in the 5th century
• Saint Beatus of Liébana (c. 730 – c. 800), Spanish monk in San Martin de Turieno in Liebana, known for his Commentary on the Apocalypse
• Beatus of Vendôme, semi-legendary saint of Vendôme
• Beatus Rhenanus (Beatus Bild; 1485–1547), German humanist, religious reformer and classical scholar

Other uses

• "Beatus", a song by Serj Tankian from Imperfect Harmonies

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Beatus
• All pages with titles containing Beatus
• Beata (disambiguation)
• Beat (disambiguation)