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 subsequently traveled to the mountainous area above Lake Thun and established a hermitage in what is now known as St. Beatus Caves, near the village of Beatenberg, probably during the ninth century. According to legend, it was within this cave that he fought a legendary creature.