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St. Beatus of Lungern
May 9, Saint


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










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