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The St. Bernard or Saint Bernard (UK: / ˈ b ɜːr n ər d /, US: / b ər ˈ n ɑːr d /) is a breed of very large working dog from the Western Alps in Italy and Switzerland. [3] They were originally bred for rescue work by the hospice of the Great St Bernard Pass on the Italian-Swiss border.
Halo – a live St Bernard dog, mascot of the Carroll College Fighting Saints; Handsome Dan – a live Bulldog, mascot of the Yale Bulldogs; the first mascot adopted by a university in the USA [12] Harry the Hawk – mascot of the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks; Harry the Husky – costumed mascot of the Washington Huskies
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist. (Latin: Bernardus Claraevallensis; 1090 – 20 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templar, [a] and a major leader in the reform of the Benedictines through the nascent Cistercian Order.
Bernard of Menthon (c. 1020–1081 or 1086), Catholic saint, Frankish founder of the hostel at Great St Bernard Pass, and namesake of the famous dog breed Bernard of Thiron (1046–1117), Catholic saint, French founder of the Tironensian Order
Saint Bernard's Catholic Church in Saranac Lake, New York and St. Bernard's Catholic Church and school in New Washington, Ohio are named for him. [12] Conflicting dates are given to when Saint Bernard lived and died. Alban Butler in his Lives of the Saints book series has the birth year being 923 and his death being 1008. Most sources seem to ...
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The position of the Virgin and St. Bernard's prie-dieu are both slightly off balance, but not enough to ruin the serene harmony of the picture. [1] The faces of the various figures contribute to this quiet beauty, without showing much individualism or realism. [3] Likewise, the colours are bright and radiant, without being flashy. [1]
Saint Bernard and the Virgin is an oil on canvas painting by Spanish artist Alonso Cano, dated between 1645 and 1652, now held in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. [ 1 ] Cano probably painted Saint Bernard and the Virgin during one of his stays at the Spanish royal court, after which it was used as an altarpiece by the Capuchins at Toledo .