st. bernard

     

2 Alpine passes & 1 breed of dog are named for this French-born Italian saint

Trivia about st. bernard

  • One of these dogs rescued 40 people lost in the snow in Switzerland around 1800
  • The Alpine hospice named for this saint is famous for breeding dogs to track lost travelers
  • Brewer's Dictionary quotes this saint as having said, "Love me, love my dog."
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  • This patron of skiers is best remembered for the hospices he founded in the Alps
  • At the 2009 Tour de France, Alberto Contador won a stage including the Alpine passes named for this St.; he also won a dog
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from New Orleans, LA.) The Domino Sugar refinery built a 200-unit trailer park here on-site to house its employees when this "saintly" parish was hit hard by flooding