Misericordia is the Latin for "
mercy
Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French ''merci'', from Medieval Latin ''merced-'', ''merces'', from Latin, "price paid, wages", from ''merc-'', ''merxi'' "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, relig ...
", derived from ''misericors'', "merciful", which is in turn derived from ''misereri'', "to pity", and ''cor'', "heart", and may refer to:
Places and organisations
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Misericórdia
Misericórdia () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Misericórdia is to the east of Estrela, west of Santa Maria Maior, and south of Santo António. It is h ...
, a parish in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal
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Misericórdia Church
The Misericórdia is a church located in Sé, Braga, Portugal.
Built in 1562 it is considered the most important legacy of the Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history
The hi ...
, Sé, Braga, Portugal
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Misericordia Community Hospital
The Misericordia Community Hospital is an acute care hospital located in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Misericordia is home to the Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (iRSM), a facility for reconstruction of the face, head and ...
, Edmonton, Canada
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Misericordia Health Centre
Misericordia Health Centre was founded in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada by the Misericordia Sisters in 1898. Today, ownership of the hospital is the responsibility of the Misericordia Corporation within the Archdiocese of Winnipeg. The funding for ...
, Winnipeg, Canada
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Misericordia Home, Chicago, Illinois
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Misericordia Hospital (Grosseto)
The Misericordia Hospital ( it, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto) is a hospital located in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy.
It is home to the International School of Robotic Surgery ( it, Scuola internazionale di chirurgia robotica), founded in 2004 by ...
, Grosseto, Italy
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Misericordia Hospital
Misericordia Hospital is a 3-block medical center in The Bronx, New York City. that opened in 1887 in Staten Island, moved to Manhattan in 1889, and moved to The Bronx in 1958. The hospital was renamed Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in 1985, acqui ...
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The Bronx
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New Y ...
, USA
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Misericordia University
Misericordia University is a private Roman Catholic university in Dallas, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 1924 as College Misericordia; in 2007 it became a university and changed its name. The university offers ...
, Dallas, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal an Mater Misercordiae), commonly known as the Mater ( "matter"), is a major teaching hospital, based at Eccles Street, Phibsborough, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is managed b ...
, Dublin, Ireland
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Archconfraternity of the Misericordia
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 ...
, a Roman Catholic religious congregation
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Castelnuovo della Misericordia
Castelnuovo della Misericordia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Rosignano Marittimo, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 843.
The village is about 24 km fr ...
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Abbazia della Misericordia
The Church of the Abbey of Misericordia (Italian: ''Santa Maria dell'Abbazia della Misericordia'' or ''Santa Maria di Valverde'') is a religious edifice in Venice, Italy, in the ''sestiere'' Cannaregio.
History
It was founded in the tenth cen ...
, a religious edifice in Venice, Italy
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Sant'Anna la Misericordia, a Baroque church of Palermo
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Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, Portugal
Documents
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Dives in misericordia
''Dives in misericordia'' (Latin: ''Rich in Mercy'') is the name of the second encyclical written by Pope John Paul II. It is a modern examination of the role of mercy—both God's mercy, and also the need for human mercy—introducing th ...
'', a papal document of Pope John Paul II
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Misericordiae vultus'', another papal document of Pope Francis
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Misericordia Dei
''Misericordia Dei'' (''Mercy of God'') is the title of an apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II to foster and reemphasize the importance of the '' Sacrament of Reconciliation''. The letter is subtitled "''On Certain Aspects of the Sacrament of P ...
'', the title of an apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II
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Misericordia et Misera
The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy ( la, Iubilaeum Extraordinarium Misericordiae) was a Catholic period of prayer held from 8 December 2015, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, to 20 November 2016, the Feast of Christ the King.
Like pre ...
'', an ecclesiastical letter authored by Pope Francis
Other uses
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Banner of Misericordia
The banner of Misericordia (Mercy) is a work of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí projected for the procession to the Sanctuary of Misericordia in Reus of the reusians residing in Barcelona as one of the acts for the 1900 Holy Year. It is known ...
, a work of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí
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Misericordia Sunday
The Third Sunday of Easter is the day that occurs two weeks after the Christian celebration of Easter.
Western Christianity
In the historical Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, this day was officially known as the Second Sunday after Easter ...
, a Sunday in Eastertide in the Christian liturgical calendar
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Ríos de Misericordia
Ríos de Misericordia ("Rivers of Mercy"), also known as Niños Ríos de Misericordia ("Rivers of Mercy Children") is a Mexican Christian musical group composed of eight children from the children's shelter of the same name in Zacango, Acolman Mun ...
, a Mexican Christian musical group
* A blade used by the Custodes: the personal guard of the emperor in the fictional
Warhammer 40000
''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...
universe.
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Misericord
A misericord (sometimes named mercy seat, like the biblical object) is a small wooden structure formed on the underside of a folding seat in a church which, when the seat is folded up, is intended to act as a shelf to support a person in a par ...
, church ornament
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Misericorde (weapon)
A misericorde ( or ) (from French word ''miséricorde'' 'mercy') was a long, narrow knife, used from the High Middle Ages to deliver the death stroke (the mercy stroke, hence the name of the blade, derived from the Latin ''misericordia'', "act o ...
, a type of dagger
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