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

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