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BeatusBeatus (meaning blessed) was the name given to someone in the first stage of being made a saint before canonisation. A blessed figure is often distinguished in Italian art by an aureole of rays rather [..]
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BeatusLatin word for "blessed, deceased."
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Beatusblessed, fortunate, sometimes "saint"
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BeatusADJ blessed| blissful; "Saint" (in early Church| less formal)
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BeatusMasculine form of Beata. According to legend, Saint Beatus was ordained a priest by Saint Peter and evangelized in Switzerland. Another saint by this name was an 8th-century Asturian theologian.
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