✦ Remembering Saints

Feast day: May 28

St. Bernard of Montjoux

Priest · c. 1020–1081

Patron of Mountaineers, the Alps

An archdeacon who for forty years served the people of the Alps and built hospices on the high, deadly passes to shelter and rescue travelers crossing the mountains.

The Alpine passes, the hospices, and the famous rescue dogs all bear his name — he is the patron saint of mountaineers and skiers.

Get a story like this every Sunday.

← St. Augustine of Canterbury · All saints · Pope St. Paul VI →