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	Great St. Bernard Pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great St Bernard Tunnel (and the main road) plunges through the mountains at the 1,915 m level; after the construction of the Simplon Tunnel further east in 1905, railroad traffic partly superseded the St Bernard road.
		The elevation is such that snow may keep the pass closed until June, and indeed the motivation for the hospice was to aid travellers overcome by the difficulties of the crossing.
		The Grand St.Bernard Pass (which is on the way from Turin to Switzerland) was featured in the film The Italian Job where Michael Caine and his gang crashed their coach full of gold and ultimately came up with the immortal line "hang on a moment lads, I've got a great idea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_St_Bernard_Pass (468 words)

	Mountain pass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Passes may be very short, consisting of steep slopes to the top of the pass, or valleys of many kilometers, whose highest point is only identifiable by surveying.
		There are thousands of named passes around the world; some, such as the Great St Bernard Pass in the Alps, and the Khyber Pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan are familar names.
		Principal passes of the Alps, Peaks and passes of the Alps
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/m/mo/mountain_pass.html (301 words)

	September 4, 1999 Narrative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The summit of the pass is the border between Italy and Switzerland.
		The St. Bernard Monastery is on the Swiss side of the border.
		Bernard Region of Valais, one of the Cantons of Switzerland.
	home.comcast.net /~serendipitybyc/diary0904.html (825 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Brother Frederic with a St Bernard at the Grand St Bernard pass on the border between Switzerland and Italy.
		St Bernard Pass, Switzerland, Oct. 7 (Reuters): Switzerland’s St Bernard rescue dogs, known for centuries for saving avalanche victims from snowy Alpine graves, are to be sold by their monk owners as helicopters and heat sensors take over their work.
		St Bernard himself built a hospice on the spot in the 11th century, and a community of monks formed to aid travellers and rescue avalanche victims.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1041008/asp/foreign/story_3856208.asp (326 words)

	Great St Bernard Pass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Great St Bernard Pass (Fr Col du Grand St Bernard) is a historic pass through the Alps, with evidence of use as far back as the Bronze Age, and more recently the path of Napoleon's army into Italy in 1800.
		Saint Bernard of Menthon founded a hospice for travellers in 1049, which later became famous for its St.
		The Great St Bernard Tunnel (and the main road) plunges through the mountains at the 1,915 m level, with a much smaller road winding over the pass itself, which is part of the Swiss border with Italy.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/g/gr/great_st_bernard_pass.html (329 words)

	St. Bernard of Aosta
		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)

	Great St. Bernard Pass -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Great St Bernard Tunnel (and the main road) plunges through the mountains at the 1,915 m level; after the construction of the Simplon Tunnel further east in 1905, railroad traffic partly superceded the St Bernard road.
		The much smaller historic road winding over the pass itself, which is part of the Swiss border with (A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD) Italy is only passable June to September.
		The elevation is such that (A layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground) snow may keep the pass closed until June, and indeed the motivation for the hospice was to aid travellers overcome by the difficulties of the crossing.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Gr/Great_St._Bernard_Pass.htm (396 words)

	history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At the height of the Great St. Bernard Pass, 2469 m (8100 ft.) above sea level, a hospice was founded by monks in the 11th century as a refuge for travellers and pilgrims.
		The fame of the St. Bernard then known as the "Barry-dog", spread throughout Europe in the 19th century, and the legendary dog "Barry" became the epitome of the rescue.
		During the International Canine Congress of June 2nd 1887, the St. Bernard was officially recognized as a Swiss breed and the breed standard was declared as binding.
	home.nycap.rr.com /watchd/history.htm (262 words)

	Canine rescuers sniff out new masters - World - www.theage.com.au
		An Augustinian monk, Brother Frederic, with a St Bernard at the Grand St Bernard Pass on the border of Switzerland and Italy.
		Switzerland's St Bernard rescue dogs, known for centuries for saving avalanche victims from snowy Alpine graves, are to be sold by their monk owners as helicopters and heat sensors take over their work.
		St Bernard himself built a hospice on the spot in the 11th century, and a community of monks soon gathered to aid travellers and rescue avalanche victims.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/10/08/1097089558923.html?oneclick=true (412 words)

	Naturhistorisches Museum - Science
		The origin of the Saint Bernard Dog is inextricably bound to the mountain pass and the monastery which bear the same name.
		However, historical fact confirms a meeting between Bernard and the emperor Henry IV in the year 1086, while both men were in Pavia and where Bernard tried to convince (in vain) Henry IV not to go to war against Pope Gregor VII.
		The pass was deserted for centuries, thus preventing the routine shipment of animals to regions surrounding the pass.
	www.nmbe.ch /deutsch/531_5_1_3.html (579 words)

	Verbier : Side Trips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the summer, however, many visitors make the pilgrimage over the St. Bernard Pass instead, often to conclude that the drive is one of the highlights of their trip.
		Bernard dogs are beloved in Switzerland, even though they no longer roam the snowy passes on missions of mercy with brandy in their casks.
		The monastery shelters a treasury of religious artifacts, a museum showcasing the often-tragic history of the pass, and historic kennels that are devoted to the perpetuation of the bloodlines of the St. Bernard breed of dog.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2584&catID=2584 (646 words)

	St Bernard Pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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.
		The Little St Bernard Pass lies between Mont Blanc and the Graian Alps, connecting Bourg St Maurice (France) to Courmayeur (Italy).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St_Bernard_Pass (147 words)

	ESPN.com - Monks seek homes for St. Bernards
		BERNARD PASS, Switzerland — Switzerland's St Bernard rescue dogs, known for centuries for saving avalanche victims from snowy Alpine graves, are to be sold by their monk owners as helicopters and heat sensors take over their work.
		At an altitude of 2,438 meters (8,000 ft), the home of the St Bernard's is an Alpine pass on the route to Italy where the huge, shaggy dogs are said to have saved the lives of some 2,500 travelers over the past few centuries.
		Bernard himself built a hospice on the spot in the 11th century, and a community of monks formed to aid travelers and rescue avalanche victims.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1901323&type=story (484 words)

	Little St Bernard Pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Little St Bernard Pass (French: Col du Petit Saint-Bernard, Italian: Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo) is a mountain pass in the Alps.
		Although damaged by a road that runs through it, the pass is the site of a stone circle measuring 72m in diameter.
		A Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter was later erected nearby along with a Roman mansio serving travellers along the pass and it is thought that Carthaginian general Hannibal used this route.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Little_St_Bernard_Pass (214 words)

	St Bernard - vintage trade cards of dogs - art picture gallery, rough and smooth
		The St. Bernard Hospice is many centuries old, but the dogs as we know them have not existed for more than a hundred and fifty years.
		The St. Bernard has a gentle, dignified and faithful disposition, and there are innumerable stories of their saving of lives.
		The St. Bernard takes his name from the Hospice of St. Bernard in the Swiss Alps, the monks of which have carefully bred these magnificent animals for some five hundred years.
	dogcardart.com /st-bernard (361 words)

	NYT: This Time, It's the Faithful Hero That Needs the Rescue (GREAT ST. BERNARD PASS JOURNAL) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The winter home for the St. Bernards of St. Bernard is the quaint village of Martigny, down the mountain from the pass.
		On a recent morning, the aptly named Bernard Léger was playing with some of the 16 newly born St. Bernard puppies, fluffy and achingly cute, at a kennel that belongs to the monks.
		Whatever their joint history - the earliest mention of St. Bernard dogs at this hospice stretches back to 1695 - Father Gaillard said the St. Augustine monks here are still a functioning religious order, and that the dogs are distracting them from their work of ministering to actual people.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1261968/posts (1379 words)

	AllRefer.com - Saint Bernard, breed of dog, Dog (Dogs) - Encyclopedia
		There are two varieties of St. Bernard, the smooth-coated, with very dense, short hair, and the rough-coated, with medium-length, straight or slightly wavy hair.
		The St. Bernard was originally bred by the monks at the Hospice of the St. Bernard Pass in the Swiss Alps for rescue and guide work.
		Early in its history, the St. Bernard became a legendary figure as a result of the widespread stories of its valiant missions to save the lives of snowbound travelers in the pass.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/StBernrdog.html (314 words)

	_ history Grand St Bernard saint pass Grand-Saint-bernard Grand-St-Bernard Switzerland guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		They ejected the heathens in short order, whereupon the archdeacon of Aosta, one Bernard of Menthon, who’d spent years tending to travellers coming down off the pass stripped of all their belongings, oversaw the construction of a hospice on the pass.
		Bernard himself travelled around the area, spreading the word of God, and was beatified shortly after his death in the 1080s.
		(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)

	NZKC - Breed Standard - St Bernard - Utility
		This Swiss breed is named after St. Bernard of Menthon, who lived from 996 to 1081, and who founded the Hospice at the pass between Italy and Switzerland.
		At the height of the Great St Bernard Pass, 2469m (8100ft.) above sea level, a hospice was founded by monks in the 11th century as a refuge for travellers and pilgrims, and large mountain dogs have been kept there for watch and protection since the middle of the 17th century.
		The fame of the St Bernard, then known as the "Barry-dog", spread throughout Europe in the 19th century, and the legendary dog "Barry" became the epitome of the rescue dog.
	www.nzkc.org.nz /br676.html (1203 words)

	News from the Swiss culture scene: swissinfo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The friars who run the lodgings on the Great St Bernard are ensuring that the long and colourful history of the pass is not forgotten.
		Bernard of Menthon set up a hospice on the pass in the 11th century to care for travellers.
		Even though the pass is most often associated with the St Bernard dogs which were once responsible for saving countless lives, the museum is a treasure chest of colourful stories related to the Great St Bernard.
	www.swissinfo.org /sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=201&sid=894981 (909 words)

	Dog breeds : Bernhardiner (shorthair) / Perro San Bernardo (shorthair) / Saint Bernard (shorthair) / St. Bernhardshund ...
		The Saint Bernard is a large, massive, athletic dog with a broad head, medium-sized drop ears and a natural tail carried level with the back or with a slight upward curve.
		In evaluating a Saint Bernard, exaggerations or faults should be penalized in proportion to how much they interfere with the dog's ability to perform its historical task of alpine rescue.
		At the height of the Great St.Bernard Pass, 2469m (8100ft.) above sea level, a hospice was founded by monks in the 11th century as a refuge for travellers and pilgrims, and large mountain dogs have been kept there for watch and protection since the middle of the 17th century.
	www.dogomania.com /breed/breed397 (496 words)

	St. Bernard : Dog Breeds, Info and Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The St. Bernard Dog is a large dog originally bred for snow rescue and as working dogs.
		First reports of the dogs' presence at the pass date to the 17th century, and they still are loyal companions to the monks there.
		The name "St. Bernard" was not in widespread use until the middle of the 19th century.
	www.caninecrib.com /dog/breeds/StBernard (153 words)

	Little Saint Bernard Pass -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		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).
		Bernard of Clairvaux led the Cistercian order of White Monks, who adhered to the strictest form of Benedictinism, to its greatest growth and the height of its influence.
		Bernard is considered the founder of the Cistercian order and the last of the Fathers of the Church.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9048548?tocId=9048548 (890 words)

	Dog Owner's Guide Profile: The St. Bernard
		Known worldwide as "the dog that rescues people," the St. Bernard is much loved as a gentle family companion, perhaps somewhat clumsy in the confines of a suburban home, but with a big heart and friendly demeanor that reflects his origin as a hospice dog in the Swiss Alps.
		This St. Bernard rescued 40 people in his 1800-1810 tenure at the hospice and brought great fame to the monks and the breed.
		The best chance of getting a good-tempered healthy St. Bernard puppy is to contact a breeder of show dogs, for they concentrate on good health in their breeding and frequently have pet puppies for sale.
	www.canismajor.com /dog/stbernrd.html (1533 words)

	The history of St. Bernard dogs
		The St. Bernard dogs, legendary for its mountain rescues, is a popular dog for a pet.
		It was first bred by the monks of the St. Bernard Monastery in Switzerland, from whom the dog borrowed its name.
		There are other mentioning of the Saint Bernards in later passages, including that a dog was lost in a blizzard and a bill for the repair of a dog collar.
	ncnc.essortment.com /stbernardsdog_rfmt.htm (613 words)

	St. Bernard
		The chronicles about numerous human lives saved by these dogs from the "white death" published in many languages, and the verbal reports of the soldiers who crossed the pass with Bonaparte's army in 1800, spread the fame of the St Bernard, called the Barry Dog at the time, throughout Europe during the 19th century.
		The direct ancestors of the St Bernard were the large farm dogs common in that region.
		On the occasion of an international Canine Congress on June 2nd 1887, the St Bernard dog was officially recognised as a Swiss Breed and the breed standard was declared as binding.
	www.ankc.aust.com /stbernar.html (1209 words)

	Saint Bernard on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Crossroads of the Alps - An archaeological expedition to saint bernard pass, famous for its dogs and isolated much of the year by snow, reveals its stark beauty and rich history.
		Bernard LUBAT (p, dm, acc) -FRA- de la COMPAGNIE LUBAT.
		L'archevèque d'Abidjan, Bernard Agre, à son arriéve à la cathédrale Saint-Paul Le réveillon de Noël s'est déroulé sans inc..
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/StB1ernrdog.asp (786 words)

	The White Death
		By the time the army reached the plains on the eastern slope of the mountains, some 18,000 men, 2,000 horses, and several elephants were lost, as many as half of them to cold and avalanches.
		The monks were kept busy; by the eighteenth century some 15,000 people per year crossed St. Gotthard Pass, and the St. Bernard Hospice found itself serving some 400 meals a day.
		Assuming he is standing still on a flat surface, he may discover that the slope is in fact nearing vertical, and that he is in fact flying down a hill at 30 miles per hour; tragically, he may discover this only after he has crashed into a tree, or gone sailing off a Cliff.
	partners.nytimes.com /books/first/j/jenkins-death.html (2614 words)

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