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and the surrounding countryside. The buildings today are surrounded by a park crisscrossed by pedestrian paths, some leading through the woods. At one time there was a monument to the dead of
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Bernard's birthplace were resumed in 1873. The park was open only for religious processions. The birthplace was restored and transformed from 1881 to 1897. The architect
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Couvent et Basilique Saint-Bernard is in Fontaine-lès-Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France. It is dedicated to Saint
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