The name "St. Bernard" originates from the Great St Bernard Hospice, a traveler's hospice on the often treacherous Great St Bernard Pass in the Western Alps between Switzerland and Italy (Pennine Alps), only a few miles away from the Mont-Blanc.
The name "St. Bernard" originates from the Great and Little St. Bernard Hospice two traveler's hospices on the often treacherous Great and Little St. Bernard Passes in the Western Alps. Between Switzerland and Italy (Pennine Alps) and between France and Italy in the Graian Alps, south of the former one, and few miles away from the Mont-Blanc.