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Great Saint Bernard

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Great Saint Bernard pass: see Saint Bernard .

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Rescue Saint Bernard Dogs Out of Work
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Swiss philanthropists save Saint Bernard rescue dogs
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What a Saint.(Saint Bernard)
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...just been saved by a Saint Bernard. About 1,000 years ago...travelers cross the Great Saint Bernard Pass, a treacherous Alpine...winters at the Great Saint Bernard Pass, which is 8,100 feet...and smaller than today's Saint Bernards, as the breed is...people rescued by ...
Big dogs, bigger hearts; Meet Rikki, a Saint Bernard that set a record last year by pulling 4,480 pounds. Owners Tim and Robbie Hiltz of Andover are advocates for the sport and the gentle, hardworking breed.(NORTH)
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Saint Bernard of Menthon , d. 1081?, Italian churchman, founder of the Alpine hospices of Saint Bernard . His life was spent working among the people of the Val d'Aosta. Also known as Bernard of Montjoux, he is the patron of mountaineers. Feast: May 28.
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