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AT THE HOSPICE OF THE GREAT ST. BERNARD
| At the summit of the pass of the same name, 8,111 feet high, a hospice existed in the ninth century, and was refounded by S. Bernard of Menthon two centuries later. On its steps is seen the prior with one of the famous dogs, Leon, who, when but three years old, had already saved thirty-two lives. The training of the dogs of the St. Bernard hospice takes about two years |