The Chapel of Mercy (french: La Chapelle de la Miséricorde;
Monégasque: ''Capela d’a Miserico̍rdia'') is a
Roman Catholic church on the Rue Basse in
Monaco's
Monaco-Ville district.
The chapel was built in 1639 and served as the seat of the Brotherhood of the
Black Penitents
Confraternities of penitents ( es, Cofradía Penitencial; it, Fratellanza penitenziale; pt, Irmandade Penitencial) are Christian religious congregations, with statutes prescribing various penitential works; they are especially popular in the ...
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Honoré II, Prince of Monaco, served as the brotherhood's first prior. The church was deconsecrated from 1793 until 1824.
The interior decoration features wooden sculpture by
François Joseph Bosio.
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1639 establishments in Monaco
Monaco-Ville
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1639
Roman Catholic churches in Monaco
17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings
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