Saint Bernard of Menthon
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- Also known as
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Bernard of Montjoux
Bernard of Aotha
- Memorial
- 28 May
- Profile
- Nobility.
Priest.
Archdeacon of Aosta in 996.
Evangelized to the people of the Alps for over 40 years.
Vicar-general of Alpine diocese.
He started a patrol that cleared robbers from the mountains, and he established hospices for travellers and pilgrims to Rome.
The large dogs, trained to search for lost victims in the mountains, are named for the Saint.
- Born
- c.923 at Menthon, Savoy
- Died
- 1008 at Novara, Italy
- Canonized
- 1681 by Pope Innocent XI
- Patronage
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Alpinists
mountain climbers
mountaineers
skiers
travellers in the mountains
- Representation
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man in a mountain setting holding a bishop's crozier
white dog
- Additional Information
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Google Directory
New Catholic Dictionary
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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