Saint Bernard of Menthon
Also known as
- Apostle of the Alps
- Bernard of Aosta
- Bernard of Aotha
- Bernard of Mentone
- Bernard of Montjoux
- Bernardo da Mentone
- Bernardo di Aosta
Profile
Born to the French nobility. Priest. Archdeacon of Aosta in 996. Evangelized the people of the Alps for over 40 years. Vicar-general of Alpine diocese. He started a patrol that cleared robbers from the mountains, and he established hospices for travellers and pilgrims to Rome, Italy; he established a community of Augustinian Hospitallers to staff them, and they continue their good work today. The large dogs, trained to search for lost victims in the mountains, are named for him.
Born
- 1681 by Pope Innocent XI
- Alpinists (proclaimed on 20 August 1923)
- mountain climbers (proclaimed by Pope Pius XI on 20 August 1923)
- mountaineers
- skiers
- travellers in the mountains (proclaimed by Pope Pius XI on 20 August 1923)
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- Alps and the people who live there (proclaimed by Pope Pius XI on 20 August 1923)
- Campiglia Cervo, Italy
- Menthon, France
MLA Citation
- “Saint Bernard of Menthon“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 April 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <>