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Show St. Bernard' $ Millennium There are three St. liemurda figuring fig-uring In history besides St. Bernardino Bernar-dino but the one which Is most generally gen-erally known Is St. Bernard of Mention, Men-tion, who was the one who established estab-lished the hospices In the AlpJne snows that were originally intended to take care of the pilgrims making their weary way over the mountain passes from the Rhone valley of Switzerland, to the plains of Italy, at Aosta. The noblest breed of dogs In the world has done Its full share In spreading the feme of this sulnt, who has occupied a place In the popular mind for 1,000 years. There Is some uncertainty as to the exact time when this St. Bernurd roamed the eurth, but the locally accepted date has been taken for the celebration of the millennium millen-nium of the birth of this patron of the mountain passes. |