Saint Bernard of Menthon

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Saint Bernard of Menthon was an 11th-century priest and missionary venerated as the patron saint of mountaineers and Alpine travelers, renowned for founding the Great St. Bernard Hospice in the Alps.

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Saint Bernard of Menthon canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century Christian clergy
Catholic saint
Christian missionary
Roman Catholic priest
city
hospice
municipality
patron saint
activeIn Alps
Great St Bernard Pass
surface form: Great St. Bernard Pass
associatedWith Great St Bernard Pass
surface form: Great St. Bernard Pass

St. Bernard dogs
birthPlace Menthon-Saint-Bernard
canonizationStatus saint
centuryOfActivity 11th century
commemoratedBy churches dedicated to Saint Bernard in Alpine regions
pilgrimages to the Great St. Bernard Pass
country France
Italy
Switzerland
countryOfCitizenship Burgundian Kingdom (early phase)
surface form: Kingdom of Burgundy
deathPlace Novara
feastDay 28 May
founded Great St Bernard Hospice
surface form: Great St. Bernard Hospice
hasAttribute charity
hospitality to travelers
zeal for evangelization
honorificPrefix Saint
influenced development of Alpine hospitality traditions
knownFor care of travelers crossing Alpine passes
founding the Great St. Bernard Hospice
missionary work in the Alps
locatedInTheMountainRange Alps
location Great St Bernard Pass
surface form: Great St. Bernard Pass
occupation missionary
priest
patronage Alpine travelers
climbers
hikers
mountaineers
skiers
regionOfActivity Alpine region
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
title Archdeacon of Aosta
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bernard notableBearer Saint Bernard of Menthon
Great St Bernard Pass namedAfter Saint Bernard of Menthon
Little St Bernard Pass namedAfter Saint Bernard of Menthon
Great St Bernard Hospice foundedBy Saint Bernard of Menthon
Great St Bernard Hospice namedAfter Saint Bernard of Menthon