Misericordia is the Latin word for "

mercy Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French , from Medieval Latin , "price paid, wages", from Latin , "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, religious, social, and legal contexts. In the social and le ...

", derived from ''misericors'', "merciful", which is in turn derived from ''misereri'', "to pity", and ''cor'', "heart", and may refer to:

Places and organisations

* Misericórdia, a parish in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal * Misericórdia Church, Sé, Braga, Portugal * Misericordia Community Hospital, Edmonton, Canada *

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 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg, A ...

, Winnipeg, Canada *

Misericordia Home Misericordia Home is a not-for-profit developmental home for persons with mild to profound developmental disabilities in Chicago, Illinois. It is run by the Sisters of Mercy and operated under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Chicago. History ...

, Chicago, Illinois *

Misericordia Hospital (Grosseto) The Misericordia Hospital () is a hospital located in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. It is home to the International School of Robotic Surgery (), founded in 2004 by Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti. History The hospital was founded during the 13th cen ...

, Grosseto, Italy * Misericordia Hospital,

the Bronx The Bronx ( ) is the northernmost of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It shares a land border with Westchester County, New York, West ...

, New York City *

Misericordia University Misericordia University is a private Catholic university in the Dallas, Pennsylvania area, United States. It was founded by the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 1924 as College Misericordia; in 2007 it became a university and changed its name. ...

, Dallas, Pennsylvania *

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, commonly known as the Mater, is a teaching hospital, on Eccles Street in Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland. It is managed by Ireland East Hospital Group. The Mater serves as one of two major trauma cente ...

, Dublin, Ireland * Archconfraternity of the Misericordia, a Roman Catholic religious congregation *

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 ...

Abbazia della Misericordia Opatija (; ; ) is a town and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in northwestern Croatia. The traditional seaside resort on the Kvarner Gulf is known for its Mediterranean climate and its historic buildings reminiscent of the Austrian ...

, a religious edifice in Venice, Italy * Sant'Anna la Misericordia, a Baroque church of Palermo * Museu da Misericórdia do Porto, Portugal * Kapela Misericordia, a Roman Catholic chapel in Pantai Besar,

Larantuka Larantuka (, ) is a ''kecamatan'' (district) and the seat of East Flores Regency, on the eastern end of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Like much of the region, Larantuka has a strong colonial Portuguese influence. The town (inc ...

, East Flores,

East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara (; ) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the north, with a total land area of 47,238.07 km2. It cons ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

Documents

* ''

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 t ...

'', 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

* ''Misericordia'' (2023 film), 2023 Italian film directed by

Emma Dante Emma Dante (; born 6 April 1967) is an Italian playwright, theatre director and stage actress. She wrote, directed and starred in the 2013 film '' A Street in Palermo''. She later directed numerous operas, including Richard Strauss' '' Feuersnot' ...

* ''Misericordia'' (2024 film), 2024 French-language film directed by

Alain Guiraudie Alain Guiraudie (; born 15 July 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten mostly LGBT-related films since 1990. He is openly gay. Work Guiraudie has named Georges Bataille as an important influence. His 2013 film '' ...

* ''

Mercy Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French , from Medieval Latin , "price paid, wages", from Latin , "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, religious, social, and legal contexts. In the social and le ...

'' (''Misericordia''), 1953 film directed by Zacarías Gómez Urquiza

Other uses

* 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 Rios, Ríos or Riós are Spanish language, Spanish, Portuguese language, Portuguese, and Galician language, Galician surnames. The name has numerous origins. In Germany, Italy, France, UK, and the Americas the Ríos surname can also be found in t ...

, 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 ''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 ...

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