B of L died in 112! ...another hermit and monk. ...designated as the Apostle of Switzerland. He lived in a cave at Mount Beatenburg above Lake Thun. He was baptized in England and ordained in Rome by St Peter....off he went to Mount Beatenburg in Switzerland ( why there?)
He was known as the Apostle of Switzerland.
His assignment was to go off to the Jura Mountains and convert the people from the tribe of the Helvetii. He was sent with a companion by the name of Achates. The set up camp near Argovia.
They travelled south and found the cave. now known as The Beatus Caves. The legend is that he fought a dragon in the cave. ...There is an Augustinian Monastery there with his grave.
You can go visit it. They have a restaurant and a gift shop. You can go spelunking there. https://www.beatushoehlen.swiss/en/
What was going on in 112AD? The big thing was it was the year of Pro Consul in Rome...Trajan and Cornelius....and it seems not much else.
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