Beatus of Lungern

Beatus of Lungern
The coat of arms of Beatenberg, depicting Saint Beatus' fight with the dragon
Monk and Hermit
"Apostle of Switzerland"
Bornunknown
Ireland or Scotland
Diedc. 112
Mount Beatenberg, Switzerland
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Feast9 May
AttributesAs an old man reading in a mountain cave; a monk fighting a dragon

Beatus of Lungern, known also by the honorific Apostle of Switzerland or as Beatus of Beatenberg or Beatus of Thun, was probably a legendary monk and hermit of early Christianity, and is revered as a saint. Though his legend states that he died in the 2nd century, it is likely that his story has been conflated with other saints of the same name, especially Beatus of Vendôme, and an Abbot Beatus who received a charter in 810 from Charlemagne to confirm that Honau Abbey would be administered by Irish monks.[1]

  1. ^ Rabenstein, Katherine (August 1999). "Beatus of Beatenberg (RM)". Saints O' the Day for July 16. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-05-07.