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	St. Bernard of Aosta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Bernard of the Alps is variously called St. Bernard of Menthon, St. Bernard of Mont-Joux ("Jove Mountain"), or St. Bernard of Aosta.
		Whatever his background, Bernard studied for the priesthood and was ordained for the diocese of Aosta, in north-western Italy at the foot of the Alps.
		St. Bernard of Aosta was noted for many other good deeds and miracles, but he is best remembered for this unique charity to travelers.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id607.htm (689 words)

	Eagle Pass -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Eagle Pass was chosen as the route of both the (additional info and facts about Canadian Pacific Railway) Canadian Pacific Railway and later the (additional info and facts about Trans-Canada Highway) Trans-Canada Highway over the Monashees; westbound traffic is continually downhill from here to the (The largest ocean in the world) Pacific coast.
		The line over the Eagle Pass was the last section of the CPR to be completed -- the last spike was driven at a location known as (additional info and facts about Craigellachie) Craigellachie in 1885.
		The pass was discovered by (additional info and facts about Walter Moberly) Walter Moberly in his role as Assistant Surveyor General of British Columbia in 1865.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ea/Eagle_Pass.htm (164 words)

	_ history Grand St Bernard saint pass Grand-Saint-bernard Grand-St-Bernard Switzerland guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bernard himself travelled around the area, spreading the word of God, and was beatified shortly after his death in the 1080s.
		Since then, these heavy-set, jowly beasts, with a little flask of reviving brandy tied round their collars, have come to stand as icons of the mountains.
		(Some fifteen pure-bred St Bernard puppies are born every year, each with a tidy price-tag of Fr.1700.) With the construction of the Simplon Tunnel further east in 1905, trains rapidly superseded the St Bernard road, and in 1964 a motorway tunnel opened beneath the pass in order to safeguard traffic flow year-round.
	switzerland.isyours.com /e/guide/valais/grandstbernardhistory.html (705 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Bernard of Menthon
		This pass is covered with perpetual snow from seven to eight feet deep, and drifts sometimes accumulate to the height of forty feet.
		Though the pass was extremely dangerous, especially in the springtime on account of avalanches, yet it was often used by French and German pilgrims on their way to Rome.
		The last act of St. Bernard's life was the reconciliation of two noblemen whose strife threatened a fatal issue.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02503b.htm (569 words)

	Little St. Bernard Pass -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		Beside the pass is a hospice founded in the 11th century by St. Bernard of Menthon.
		Born near Fort Wayne, Ind., Little Turtle was the son of the Miami chief Acquenacke and a Mahican mother.
		Little Turtle was allied with the British during the American Revolution, and in 1780 he led the defense of his village against attacking French troops.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9370375 (898 words)

	Graian Alps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Little St Bernard Pass and the Dora Baltea valley separate them from the Pennine Alps; the Col du Mont Cenis separates them from the Cottian Alps; the Arc valley separates them from the Dauphiné Alps.
		The Graian Alps are usually divided into three groups, the Central (the watershed between the Little St Bernard Pass and the Col du Mont Cenis), the Western or French, and the Eastern or Italian; in the following lists the initials "C," "W," and "E" show to which group each peak and pass belongs.
		The chief passes of the Graian Alps are:
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Graian_Alps (288 words)

	Skiniks - Resort
		The lift pass covers both resorts - a pass for six days or longer also allows a day's skiing in Les Arcs (accessible by road or by furnicular from Bourg St Maurice), Val d'Isère, Tignes or La Plagne for 21 euros or Sainte Foy en Tarentaise (a little village but big skiing!) for 10 euros.
		The Little St Bernard pass is closed in winter to all traffic (the snow was still 17 feet deep in June a few years ago when they came to reopen the pass), so the only traffic in La Rosière is local.
		Ski passes: Passes are available for 3 hours from the time of issue, for mornings or afternoons or for a number of days.
	www.skiniks.co.uk /resort.htm (1270 words)

	The Road to
		Most of the Pass is housed in massive open-sided tunnels which offer solid shelter in times of severe weather but still allow the stunning scenery to seep in, like a huge automotive conservatory.
		It vastly outweighed the short rise to the numerous summits of the surrounding peaks, and the air was noticeably thinner, with an icy edge to it.
		Passing through the quiet town with it’s dusty beige streets and with the car roof down reminded me were now quite a way south and in to a warmer climate.
	www.mgcars.org.uk /runnymede-mgoc/mgpitfiles/sef/monacobob2.htm (1265 words)

	st. bernard of menthon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In all likelihood this is where St. Bernard was born into a noble family about the year 1000.
		Bernard said goodbye to his parents, left the castle and went to live with Peter, the archdeacon of Aosta.
		The monks who staffed these houses, assisted by large dogs that have come to be known as St. Bernards, dedicated themselves to rescuing lost or injured travelers and giving decent burial to those who died in the mountains.
	www.catholicherald.com /craughwell/05tc/bernard.htm (531 words)

	St Bernards & St Bernard Breeders in South Africa
		Bernard for much of his life lived high up in the mountains where the winters were severe.
		Bernard and the monks put their faith into action by showing compassion for anyone lost in the snow, sometimes injured or suffering from frostbite.
		Bernard was declared the patron saint of mountain climbers in 1923 by Pope Pius XI.
	www.petsplace.co.za /st_bernard.htm (1422 words)

	List of mountain passes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		See also: Principal passes of the Alps, List of mountain passes in Switzerland.
		Fremont Pass (California), separating the San Gabriel Mountains from the Santa Susana Mountains
		Trail Ridge Road includes Milner Pass (10,120 ft/3,085 m), but elsewhere attains an elevation of 12,183 ft (3,713 m), making it the highest paved road in the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_mountain_passes (136 words)

	34th Generation (cont.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bernard de la March I, Count of La Marche and Perigord was born circa 974 in La Marche, Normandy.
		Humbert, whose origins are surrounded by controversy but who may have been the son of the semilegendary hero Bérold of Saxony, ally of King Rudolf III of Burgundy, made his appearance in history when Rudolf died in 1032, leaving his domains to Conrad II.
		Already holder of extensive territories commanding the Little St. Bernard Pass, Humbert also gained control of the Great St. Bernard Pass and the northern approach to the Simplon Pass as a result of family connections and through his alliance with Conrad, who wanted the Alpine routes in friendly hands.
	www.boazfamilytree.com /gneville/aqwg66.htm (982 words)

	35th Generation (cont.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bernard von Haldensleben II, Lord of Haldensleben was born 988.
		Conrad von Bavaria II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and King of Germany "The Salic" was born circa 990 and married 1016.
		Since the survival of the monarchy was no longer primarily dependent on a compact between sovereign and territorial nobles, it was henceforth invulnerable to prolonged rebellion on their part.
	www.boazfamilytree.com /edebeauchamp/aqwg82.htm (2029 words)

	ST. BERNARD
		Bernard is a city located in Hamilton County, Ohio.
		Bernard is located at 39°10'4" North, 84°29'42" West (39.167825, -84.495010)
		Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.6% are under the age of 18 and 11.8% are 65 or older.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/ST%252E+BERNARD (389 words)

	Aosta Valley Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The road through the Great St. Bernard Pass (or today the Great St. Bernard Tunnel) leads to Martigny, Valais, and the one through the Little St. Bernard Pass to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Savoie.
		The area was of strategic importance, under the control of many different rulers after the collapse of Roman rule in the 5th century, until it passed to the house of Savoy in the 11th century.
		After Rome it preserved traditions of autonomy, reinforced by its seasonal isolation, though it was loosely held in turns by the Goths and the Lombards, then by the Burgundian kings in the 5th century, followed by the Franks, who overrran the Burgundian kingdom in 534.
	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Aosta_Valley (837 words)

	Saint Bernard de Menthon -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		also called Bernard Of Aosta, or Bernard Of Montjoux, Italian San Bernardino De Mentone vicar general of Aosta diocese (now in Italy) who reestablished and was patron of hospices at the summits of two Alpine passes, renamed after him the Great and Little St. Bernard passes.
		The pass connects Martigny-Ville, Switzerland (24 miles [39 km] north-northwest), in the Rhône River valley, with Aosta, Italy (21 miles [34 km] southeast).
		Probably descended from mastifflike dogs that were introduced from Asia to Europe by the Romans, the St. Bernard appears to have been brought to the hospice in...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9078834 (805 words)

	St Bernard Pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are two passes in the Alps named after Saint Bernard of Menthon, who founded a hospice for travellers in 1049:
		The Great St. Bernard Pass (2,469 m / 8,101 ft) crosses the Valais Alps between Martigny (Switzerland) and Aosta (Italy), and is the home of the St Bernard dog breed.
		This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/St_Bernards_pass (144 words)

	Animal World Column - by Dr. John C. Heideman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Archdeacon Bernard, from St. Augustine’s Cathedral at Aosta, Italy, established an humble stone hospice with several rooms at the pass in the late 900’s.
		In 1865 a writer, Daniel Wilson, first penned the name St. Bernard which was unanimously adopted in 1880 when the first St. Bernard breed registry was established.
		The keg of brandy carried under a St. Bernard's neck is purely a myth perpetrated by the English artist Sir Edwin Landseer.
	www.gjvet.com /animalworld/1997/1997-04-13%20-%20Saint%20Bernard.htm (542 words)

	Pennine Alps Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Little St Bernard Pass and the Dora Baltea valley separate them from the Graian Alps; the Simplon Pass separates them from the Lepontine Alps; the Rhône valley separates them from the Bernese Alps; the Col de Coux and the Arly valley separate them from the French Prealps (Aravis and Chablais).
		Another important road tunnel is the Great St Bernard Tunnel, under the Great St. Bernard Pass, which leads from Martigny, Switzerland to Aosta.
		The chief passes of the Pennine Alps are:
	www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Pennine_Alps (396 words)

	Northern Italy - Aosta
		The Cromlech on the Little St. Bernard is the most spectacular record of the tribe, and proof of their racial and religious affinities.
		The special value of the Little St. Bernard was that it led, by the region of the Upper Isère and the Rhone, to Lyons, which Augustus made the administrative center for all Gaul and which he aimed to develop into the greatest Roman city in the west outside of Italy.
		By the same pass the region of the Rhine could be reached somewhat circuitously.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles27/roman-cities-25.shtml (3337 words)

	St. Peter of Tarentaise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ten years later he was elected Abbot of Tamie (now as then a flourishing house in the Savoy region near the Swiss border) and established a guest-house and hospital for travellers making their way to and from Geneva.
		In 1142 at the insistence of St. Bernard he was chosen as Archbishop of Tarentaise in this same locality where he had to make amends for the corruption of his predecessor.
		Having been persuaded to return he devoted his energies to further charitable works and to the rebuilding of the famous guest hospice on the Little St. Bernard Pass in the Alps.
	www.hullp.demon.co.uk /SacredHeart/saint/StPeterofTarentaise.htm (291 words)

	Dogs Pictures Of The Dog St Bernard Bernard Picture Frame Features 3 Dimensional Dog Image And Accommodates 2-1/2" X ...
		St Bernards beef up mainland meat trade Weiping, the manager of the Xianglong dog-breeding company, while million yuan a year.
		The St Bernard is a very large dog originally bred as a snow rescue dog.
		St Bernard Dog Circa 1960s With a St Bernard dog on one side I believe that this little page is from a book that I would estimate by the pictures.
	dogs.ciide.com /dogsTO4468.html (1116 words)

	St. Bernard Pass :: Travel Tidbits
		As we drove, we passed a tiny old Swiss village with wood-sided houses with slate roofs, and we saw many cows in many pastures, as we followed the winding road toward the mountain in the distance.
		Saint Bernard of Menthon built a hospice at the top of this mountain in the 10th century, and since the 12th century, Augustinian monks — with the help of Saint Bernard dogs — have rescued stranded travelers.
		We saw pictures and read stories of the famous rescue dogs of years ago, and visited the kennel that held several large St. Bernard dogs, and enclosures that held a half dozen puppies.
	www.travel-tidbits.com /tidbits/001999.shtml (492 words)

	St. Bernard Secrets - The Complete Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After a few months of implemented the strategies and advice from St. Bernard experts, Sam is now the best behaved (and I think the happiest) dog on the block!
		And some people are calling it THE BEST book ever written about the St. Bernard.
		The Fascinating History of the St. Bernard and How One of the Most Lovable Dogs Came to Be!
	www.StBernardSecrets.com (916 words)

	Istria on the Internet - History - Treaty of Peace with Italy [1948] ATS 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Italian Government undertakes that all property, rights and interests passing under this Article shall be restored free of all encumbrances and charges of any kind to which they may have become subject as a result of the war and without the imposition of any charges by the Italian Government in connection with their return.
		It then enters a thalweg, passing about 300 metres northeast of point 1915, whence it reaches the northwestern edge of the reservoir which, in the Vallee Etroite (Valle Stretta) feeds the hydro-electric installations of Sette Fontane, leaving this reservoir and these installations in Italian territory.
		From there, passing along the ridge road left in French territory, it skirts Mt. Ceriana, leaves the road to reach Mt. Grai (2014) and joins it again at the col (1875), follows it to skirt Cima della Valetta and Mt. Pietravecchia as far as the rocky crest.
	www.istrianet.org /istria/history/ww2/1947_treaty-italy.htm (14574 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Great St Bernard Pass
		Great Saint Bernard Pass, mountain pass, western Europe, on the Swiss-Italian border, east of Mont Blanc, about 2,468 m/8,098 ft above sea level....
		Bernard of Menthon, Saint (923–1008), or Bernard of Montjoux, Christian priest who founded the hospice of Saint Bernard of Menthon for travelers on...
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	encarta.msn.com /Great_St_Bernard_Pass.html (205 words)

	_ Grand-St-Bernard pass grand saint st bernard Switzerland guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Grand-St-Bernard Pass is the oldest Alpine pass route (see here), protected by monks inhabiting the hospice on top for almost a millennium.
		The interesting museum (daily: July & Aug 8am–6.30pm; June & Sept 9am–6pm; Fr.6) documents the history of the pass, and includes several quaking accounts of fatal or near-fatal crossings.
		If you walk down from the hospice, the Italian frontier guards will let you cross the international border to explore the rocky area behind the customs post and Italian hospice; around the statue of St Bernard atop its round pillar (1905) you’ll find traces of the Roman road cut into the bedrock.
	www.switzerland.isyours.com /e/guide/valais/grandstbernard.html (341 words)

	Graian Alps
		Col du Palet (Tignes to Moutiers Tarentaise or Bourg St Maurice), bridle path (W) 2658 meters
		Col des Encombres (St Michel de Maurienne to Moutiers Tarentaise), bridle path (W) 2337 meters
		Little St Bernard (Aosta to Moutiers Tarentaise), carriage road (C) 2188 meters
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/graian_alps (673 words)

	May 28th - St. Bernard of Aosta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Whatever his background, Bernard studied for the priesthood and was
		St. Bernard of Aosta was noted for many other good deeds and miracles,
		At Corinth, St. Heliconis, martyr, in the time of the Emperor Gordian.
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