Saint-Blaise Hospital

Formerly known as the Hospital of Miséricorde, Saint-Blaise was located on a secondary branch of the Way of Saint James. This way, oriented from east to west, linked two main routes: the one coming from Toulouse, passing through Oloron and crossing the Pyrenees at Somport (Via Tolosana), and the one comprising the ways coming from Paris, Vézelay and Le-Puy, which were in this territory and crossed the Pyrenees at Roncesvalles. During the reign of Gaston IV (Viscount of Bearne, † 1130), and thanks to his intervention and that of Guy de Lons (Bishop of Lescar, † 1141), the canons of Saint-Christine settled in this area. They also actively participated in the founding and expansion of the order, creating other hospitals.

In the 19th century, the church aroused interest because of its heritage value, and since then protection, conservation and restoration work has been carried out. The building is a church with a single nave and transept, forming a practically Greek cross plan, although the arms are not symmetrical and the transept contains small apses. The octagonal dome with Islamic reminiscences stands out. The decoration of the portal is also worth mentioning, with a tympanum depicting Christ inside a mandorla and the Tetramorph, as well as a remarkable series of latticework in the windows, all of which is of popular workmanship.