Feast June 15
Saint Bernard of Menthon
Religious founder, patron of Mountaineers · Feast June 15
Biography
Saint Bernard of Menthon or Bernard of Aosta or Saint Bernard of Montjoux was a Catholic priest and founder of the Great St Bernard Hospice, as well as its associated Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard.
Feast day
June 15
Patronage
- Mountaineers
- skiing
- snowboarding
- backpacking
- the Alps
Birth date
923
Death date
1008
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
1681
Canonized by
Pope Innocent XI
Feast month
6
Wikidata qid
Q736265
Feast day of month
15