Beatus

Beatus, meaning blessed in Medieval Latin, may mean:

• One who has been beatified, the stage before being declared a saint
• 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
• "Beatus", a song by Serj Tankian from Imperfect Harmonies

People

• Beatus of Lungern or Saint Beatus of Beatenberg or Thun, 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 (1485 -1547) (AKA Beatus Bild), German humanist, religious reformer, and classical scholar