hospice of Saint Bernard

hospice, Europe

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  • Great St. Bernard Pass
    In Great St. Bernard Pass

    A famous hospice on the pass, founded by St. Bernard in the 11th century, still provides a resting place and rescue services to travelers, though helicopter rescue and a new road have diminished the hospice’s role. The old road (1823) has been partly superseded by a tunnel…

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  • In hospice

    …of them, the hospice of St. Bernard, still functions as a shelter for travelers passing over the Pennine Alps.

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