Saint Beatus

Memorial

• 19 February

Profile

Monk at Saint Martin’s monastery, Liebana, Spain. Wrote and preached against the Adoptionist heresy, and worked to bring it’s believers back to orthodox Christianity; co-author of Liber Adversus Elipandum as part of the work. When the Adoptionist heresy lost momentum, Beatus retired to the monastery of Valcavado to pray and write scripture commentaries and hymns.

Born

• 8th century

Died

• 798 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation