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Bernard of Menthon
French Roman Catholic saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bernard of Menthon or Bernard of Aosta[1] was a Burgundian Catholic priest and founder of the Great St Bernard Hospice,[2] as well as its associated Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard.[3]
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Born | c. 1020 Château de Menthon, County of Savoy, Kingdom of Burgundy |
Died | June 1081 Imperial Free City of Novara, Holy Roman Empire |
Venerated in | Catholic Church (Canons Regular of St. Augustine), Eastern Orthodox Church |
Canonized | 1681, Rome, Papal States by Pope Innocent XI |
Feast | May 28, June 15 |
Attributes | In the mountains, with a dog |
Patronage | mountaineers, skiing, snowboarding, backpacking and the Alps |
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He gave his name to the Saint Bernard breed of dog, originally bred for the cold environment of the hospice.