RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Beatus of Liébana

730 - 798

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Beatus of Liébana (Spanish: Beato; c. 730 – c. after 785) was a monk, theologian, and author of the Commentary on the Apocalypse, mostly a compendium of previous authorities' views on the biblical Book of Revelation or Apocalypse of John. This had a local influence, mostly in the Iberian Peninsula, up to about the 13th century, but is today remembered mainly for the 27 surviving manuscript copies that are heavily illustrated in an often spectacular series of miniatures that are outstanding monuments of Mozarabic art. Examples include the Morgan Beatus and Saint-Sever Beatus; these are covered further at the article on the book. Most unusually for a work of Christian theology, it appears that Beatus always intended his book to be illustrated, and he is attributed with the original designs, and possibly the execution, of the first illustrations, which have not survived. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Beatus of Liébana is the 1,561st most popular religious figure (down from 1,111th in 2019), the 709th most popular biography from Spain (down from 526th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Beatus of Liébana ranks 1,561 out of 3,187. Before him are Polyeuctus, Catherine Eddowes, Gregory III Laham, Saint Mercurius, Kōdō Sawaki, and Thomas of Villanova. After him are John Tong Hon, Aqil ibn Abi Talib, Eunomius of Cyzicus, Sajah, Al-Shadhili, and Prosper Grech.

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Among people born in 730, Beatus of Liébana ranks 2. Before him is Tarasios of Constantinople. After him are Zhou Fang, and Yamabe no Akahito. Among people deceased in 798, Beatus of Liébana ranks 3. Before him are Abu Yusuf, and Trisong Detsen.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Beatus of Liébana ranks 709 out of 3,355. Before him are Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada (1500), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Agila I (null), Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859), Jaume Cabré (1947), and Thomas of Villanova (1486). After him are Manuel Orantes (1949), Mauregatus of Asturias (800), Urraca of Zamora (1033), Salvador de Madariaga (1886), Francisco de Toledo (1515), and Lina Romay (1954).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Beatus of Liébana ranks 54. Before him are Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057), Adolfo Nicolás (1936), Juan José Omella (1946), Eulogius of Córdoba (810), Juan de Homedes (1477), and Thomas of Villanova (1486). After him are Urraca of Zamora (1033), Didacus of Alcalá (1400), Juan de Zumárraga (1468), Celestino Aós Braco (1945), Julián Herranz Casado (1930), and Bartolomé Carranza (1503).

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