St. Bernard
Great, a mountain pass between SW Switzerland and NW Italy, in the Pennine Alps: Napoleon led his army through it in 1800; location of a hospice. 8,108 feet (2,470 meters) high.
Little, a mountain pass between SE France and NW Italy, in the Alps, S of Mont Blanc. 7,177 feet (2,185 meters) high.
one of a breed of very large dogs having a massive head and a dense coat, bred in the Swiss Alps as guide dogs and used to rescue lost, snowbound travelers.
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Turns out the bartender was from St. Bernard Parish, where the Manganos had their nursing home.
The once-bright dream of becoming a maronnier, or lay worker, at the Hospice of St. Bernard had faded with the passing of time.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass | James Arthur KjelgaardAfter that, he couldn't possibly get lost, for the only path he'd find must take him over St. Bernard Pass.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass | James Arthur KjelgaardHe flung himself before the supreme authority of St. Bernard Hospice.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass | James Arthur KjelgaardFor all their ability to work miracles, the men of St. Bernard Hospice would never reach him alive if he were.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass | James Arthur Kjelgaard
Only the passionate genius of St. Bernard was able to end the scandal.
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