Bernard

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Bernard male forename.
St Bernard of Aosta (c.996–c.1081), French monk who founded two hospices for travellers in the Alps. The St Bernard passes, where the hospices were situated, and St Bernard dogs are named after him, and he is patron saint of mountaineers. His feast day is 28 May.
St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153), French theologian and monastic reformer. He was the first abbot of Clairvaux and his monastery became one of the chief centres of the Cistercian order. His feast day is 20 August.

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