# Beatus

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**Beatus**, meaning *blessed* in Medieval Latin, may mean:

- One who has been [beatified](/source/Beatified), the stage before being declared a saint

## Biblical

- The *[Commentary on the Apocalypse](/source/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](/source/Psalter#The_Roman_Catholic_psalter)
- *[Beatus vir](/source/Beatus_vir)* (from Psalm 112) is the title of many compositions including : - *Beatus vir (1641)* from Monteverdi's *[Selva morale e spirituale](/source/Selva_morale_e_spirituale)* - *Beatus vir, ZWV 75, 76, et 77*, by [Jan Dismas Zelenka](/source/List_of_compositions_by_Jan_Dismas_Zelenka) - *Beatus vir, RV597 et RV598*, by [Vivaldi](/source/List_of_compositions_by_Antonio_Vivaldi#Sacred_music) - *Beatus vir, MH 410, MH 398*, by [Michael Haydn](/source/List_of_compositions_by_Michael_Haydn#Graduals) - [*Beatus Vir* (Górecki)](/source/Beatus_Vir_(G%C3%B3recki)), opus 38 (1979), by Górecki - *Beatus vir, Seibel 26, 27, and 28* by [Johann David Heinichen](/source/List_of_compositions_by_Johann_David_Heinichen#Psalms)

## People

- [Beatus of Lungern](/source/Beatus_of_Lungern) or Saint Beatus of Beatenberg or Thun (died 122), semi-legendary figure who is considered the saint of Switzerland
- [Saint Beatus](/source/Saint_Beatus), [Bishop of Amiens](/source/Bishop_of_Amiens), France in the 5th century
- Saint [Beatus of Liébana](/source/Beatus_of_Li%C3%A9bana) (c. 730–c. 800), Spanish monk in San Martin de Turieno in Liebana, known for his *Commentary on the Apocalypse*
- [Beatus of Vendôme](/source/Beatus_of_Vend%C3%B4me), semi-legendary saint of Vendôme
- [Beatus Rhenanus](/source/Beatus_Rhenanus) (Beatus Bild; 1485–1547), German humanist, religious reformer and classical scholar

## Other uses

- "Beatus", a song by Serj Tankian from *[Imperfect Harmonies](/source/Imperfect_Harmonies)*

## See also

- [Beata (disambiguation)](/source/Beata_(disambiguation))
- [Beat (disambiguation)](/source/Beat_(disambiguation))

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