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St Bernard Dogs and Abbey Life in the Alps
The article recounts St Bernard monks and their famed alpine dogs. It notes Barry the dog, legends of saving nearly 2000 lives, and the abbey’s mission history including Tibet Formosa Formosa missions, the present abbot, and the order’s hospitality rules and summer chalets. It describes the dogs’ living quarters and daily duties and contrasts historic marches through the Alps with modern routes via tunnels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
St. Bernard
Tibet
Formosa
Angelin Lovey
Alps
Martigny
Order of Saint. Augustin
St. Bernard and
St. Nicholas
Curacao
St. Bernards
Italy
Napoleon
Simplon
St. Gotthard