Great St Bernard Hospice

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The Great St Bernard Hospice is a historic alpine monastery and travelers' refuge in the Swiss Alps, famed for its hospitality and its association with the St. Bernard rescue dogs.

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Great St Bernard Hospice canonical 5
Great St. Bernard Hospice 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hospice
monastery
mountain pass refuge
associatedWith Great St Bernard Pass
surface form: Great St Bernard Pass road

Napoleon Crossing the Alps
surface form: Napoleon Bonaparte’s crossing of the Alps
climate alpine climate
country Switzerland
elevation about 2473 metres above sea level
foundedAroundYear 1050
foundedBy Saint Bernard of Menthon
foundedInCentury 11th century
function monastic community
place of hospitality
shelter for travelers
hasAnimalBreed St. Bernard dog
hasCemetery Great St Bernard Hospice cemetery
hasChapel Great St Bernard Hospice chapel
hasCommunity canons regular
hasMuseum museum about hospice history and St. Bernard dogs
heritageStatus historic site
historicalRole refuge in severe alpine weather
safety post on transalpine route
knownFor association with St. Bernard dogs
historic alpine hospitality
rescuing travelers in the Alps
languageRegion Romandy
surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
locatedIn Great St Bernard Pass
Swiss Alps
canton of Valais NERFINISHED
namedAfter Saint Bernard of Menthon
nearBorderWith Italy
nearCity Martigny
nearMunicipality Bourg-Saint-Pierre ONNED1
offers lodging
meals
spiritual retreat
openToPublic yes
partOf Great St Bernard Pass
surface form: Great St Bernard Pass route between Switzerland and Italy
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Canons Regular of Saint Augustine
seasonalAccess road usually open in summer
tourismType mountain tourism
religious tourism
usedBy merchants
pilgrims
travelers crossing the Alps
winterAccess accessible mainly by ski or snowshoe in winter

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Great St Bernard Pass knownFor Great St Bernard Hospice
Great St Bernard Pass hasStructure Great St Bernard Hospice
Great St Bernard Pass hasReligiousSite Great St Bernard Hospice
Saint Bernard of Menthon founded Great St Bernard Hospice
this entity surface form: Great St. Bernard Hospice
Summus Poeninus locatedNear Great St Bernard Hospice
St Bernard developedAt Great St Bernard Hospice