Wednesday, 11 November 2009

There's A Saint For That #6

Saint Bernard of Mountjoux, Patron Saint of Skiers

Bernard preached the Gospel to the people of the Swiss Alps. He founded a monastery at the highest point of a snow-covered, avalanche-prone pass, which was used by French and German pilgrims passing through on the way to Rome. Bernard and his monks, along with their big, fluffy dogs (yes, that's where St. Bernards get their name), helped travelers who had succumbed to the deep snow and bone-chilling weather.

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