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The St Bernard dog breed was created at the hospice from cross-breeding dogs, probably those offered by families in Valais in the 1660s and 1670s. The first definite mention of the breed is in 1709. The first definite mention of the breed is in 1709.
Barry der Menschenretter (1800–1814), also known as Barry, was a dog of a breed which was later called the St. Bernard that worked as a mountain rescue dog in Switzerland and Italy for the Great St Bernard Hospice. He predates the modern St. Bernard, and was lighter built than the modern breed.
The St. Bernard or Saint Bernard (UK: / ˈ b ɜːr n ər d /, US: / b ər ˈ n ɑːr d /) is a breed of very large working dog from the Western Alps in Italy and Switzerland. [3] They were originally bred for rescue work by the hospice of the Great St Bernard Pass on the Italian-Swiss border.
Saint 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]
Father Vaudan became a novice on September 8, 1948. He took his solemn vows on Sept 18, 1952, and became a priest at the Hospice du Grand-Saint-Bernard (Congrégation du Grand-Saint-Bernard, see Wikipedia) on June 15, 1954. He started as director of the school of agriculture in Aoste on February 27, 1959.
The Great St Bernard Pass is located near the western end of the Valais Alps, the next pass to the west, Col Ferret, marking the transition with the Mont Blanc massif.In that area, between Mont Dolent and Mont Vélan, the main crest of the Alps barely reaches 3,000 metres, unlike in the much higher section of the Valais Alps east of Mont Vélan and Grand Combin.
St. Bernard Hospice, see Great St Bernard Hospice; St. Blaise's Priory (dissolved) at Basel: Benedictine monks; St. Blaise's Priory, Stampfenbach (St. Blasianer Propstei Stampfenbach), Stampfenbach in Zürich: Benedictine monks; St. Christopher's Abbey or Priory (dissolved) near Aclens (Vaud): Benedictine monks
Valais has several castles of historical importance, frequently built in formerly strategic locations: Tourbillon Castle, Saint-Maurice Castle, Stockalper Palace, La Bâtiaz Castle, Majorie Castle, the episcopal Leuk Castle etc. Amongst religious buildings are several churches that present quality architecture, in particular, those due to the ...