The Simplon Hospice is a large building where travellers and merchants can get food, accommodation and shelter from the harsh climate. In a decree of 21 February 1801 Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned the building of a hospice on top of the Simplon Pass. The hospice has always been run by the Canons of Saint Augustine.Internet Page of Simplon Hospiz
The Simplon Hospice is located above sea level at the mountain saddle of the Simplon Pass.See: Map of Swisstopo
History PriorsCongrégation du Grand-Saint-Bernard Period Prior 1802 (Juli/Aug) Gabriel d’Allèves1802–1807 Laurent-Hippolyte Ballet1807–1821 Gabriel d’Allèves1821–1835 Etienne-Sébastien Pellaux1835 Jean-Baptiste Darbellay1836–1858 Pierre-Joseph Barras1858–1861 Pierre-Joseph Deléglise1862–1875 Basile Frossard1876–1877 Camille Rosset1877–1892 Angelin Carron1898–1910 Maurice Borter1910–1930 André Favre1930–1934 Candide Borgeat1934–1940 Etienne Coquoz1940–1943 Clément Moulin1943–1946 Fabien Melly1946–1950 Antoine Mudry1950–1952 Lucien Quaglia1952–1959 René Giroud1959–1966 Gratien Volluz1966–1968 Paul Bruchez1968–1971 Jean Emonet1971–1974 Jean-Claude Ducrey1974–1983 Benoît Vouilloz1983–1995 Klaus Sarbach1995–2007 Michel Praplan2007–2009 Jean-Pierre Voutaz2009–2012 Daniel Salzgeber2012–2015 Jean-Pascal Genoud2015–2023 François Lamon2023–today Daniel Salzgeber The Napoleon-Road over the Simplon Pass and through the Gorge of GondoGondo Gorge was opened in 1806.
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