Beatus then ventured south to the mountains above Lake Thun, taking up a hermitage in what is now known as St. Beatus Caves, near the village of Beatenberg, probably in the ninth century. Tradition states that this cave is where he fought a dragon.
Beatus then ventured into the mountainous region above Lake Thun and established a hermitage in what is now known as St. Beatus Caves, near the village of Beatenberg, likely during the ninth century. Tradition holds that it was within this cave that he clashed with a mythical dragon.