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 "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.
Individual persons
- 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.
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