Cathedral chapter
Beginning in the 10th century Le Puy became a major stop on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. With the influx of pilgrims, the size of the Cathedral chapter grew to forty priests, and the chapter constructed an "Hôtel-Dieu" or residence for impoverished pilgrims. A large number of chapels, convents, schools and other religious institutions were founded around the cathedral as a consequence of the pilgrimage.