Misericordia
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Misericordia is the Latin for "mercy", derived from misericors, "merciful", which is in turn derived from misereri, "to pity", and cor, "heart", and may refer to:
Places and organisations
[edit]- Misericórdia, a parish in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal
- Misericórdia Church, Sé, Braga, Portugal
- Misericordia Community Hospital, Edmonton, Canada
- Misericordia Health Centre, Winnipeg, Canada
- Misericordia Home, Chicago, Illinois
- Misericordia Hospital (Grosseto), Grosseto, Italy
- Misericordia Hospital, The Bronx, USA
- Misericordia University, Dallas, Pennsylvania, USA
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Archconfraternity of the Misericordia, a Roman Catholic religious congregation
- Castelnuovo della Misericordia
- Abbazia della Misericordia, a religious edifice in Venice, Italy
- Sant'Anna la Misericordia, a Baroque church of Palermo
- Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, Portugal
Documents
[edit]- Dives in misericordia, a papal document of Pope John Paul II
- Misericordiae vultus, another papal document of Pope Francis
- Misericordia Dei, the title of an apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II
- Misericordia et Misera, an ecclesiastical letter authored by Pope Francis
Film
[edit]- Misericordia, 2023 Italian film directed by Emma Dante
- Misericordia (2024 film), upcoming 2024 French-language film directed by Alain Guiraudie
- Mercy (Misericordia), 1953 film directed by Zacarías Gómez Urquiza
Other uses
[edit]- Banner of Misericordia, a work of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí
- Misericordia Sunday, a Sunday in Eastertide in the Christian liturgical calendar
- Ríos de Misericordia, a Mexican Christian musical group
- A blade used by the Legio/Adeptus Custodes: the personal guard of the God-Emperor of Mankind in the fictional Warhammer 40000 universe.
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles containing misericordia
- Misericord, church ornament
- Misericorde (weapon), a type of dagger