St. Beatus of Lungern
Source: catholicsaints.info
Also known as:
Apostle of Switzerland
Beatus of Beatenberg
Beatus of Thun
Short Biography:
Convert, baptized in England by Saint Barnabas the Apostle. Priest, ordained in Rome, Italy by Saint Peter the Apostle. Missionary to Switzerland. Lived in a cave above the Lake of Thun, which tradition says is where he fought a dragon (often used as a metaphor for chasing the devil out of a region by bringing in Christianty); it became known as Mount Beatenburg in his honor, and became a place of pilgrimage in later years. Confessor of the faith.
Died:
c.112 on Mount Beatenburg, Lake of Thun, Switzerland of natural causes
after the Reformation his cultus was transferred to the chapel at Lungern, Obwalden
Patronage:
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Representation:
old man in a cave, usually reading
monk fighting or chasing a dragon
monk with a book and a weapon