THE HOSPICE OF ST. BERNARD
Almost oa tho very creßt of the celebrated St Bernard Pass In the Alps stood the famous Boaplce of St. Bernard, which a recant cable message* stated had been overwhelmed by an avalanche. The site of tho hospica is said to be the highest Inhabited spot m Europe, 8200 foet above the level of the sea It waß a massive Btnne building, capable of accommodating 70 or 80 travellers with bodß. and sheltering 300. As many as 500 or 600 have received assistance m one day Tt was situated on the highest point of the pass, exposed to tremendous storms from tbe N.E and S.W, , and waa tenantsd by 10 or 12 brethren of tho Order of St. Auguatlno, who devoted themselves by vow to the aid of travellers croesinc; the mountains. From tho difficulty of respiration m co elavated a locality few of the morka survive the time of their vow — 15 years — from the age of 18. The hoap'ce <vaj founded m 962 by Barnard de Menthom, a Savoyard nobleman, for the benefl' of those who performed pilgrimages to Rome.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1797, 23 March 1888, Page 3
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187THE HOSPICE OF ST. BERNARD Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1797, 23 March 1888, Page 3
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