Holy House of Mercy

The Holy House of Mercy of Macau, is a historic building in , , . Established as a branch of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia, it was first built in 1569 on the orders of the Bishop of Macau, Belchior Carneiro Leitão.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: building in Macau
  • Also known as: “Holy House of Mercy of Macau”, “Santa Casa da Misericordia”, “Santa Casa da Misericórdia”, “Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Macau”, and “仁慈堂大樓 Santa Casa da Misericórdia”
  • Address: 澳門

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Senado Square and Leal Senado Building.

Photo: Сура, CC BY 2.5.
The , or Senate Square, is a paved town square in , , , and part of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Macau World Heritage Site. It is an elongated triangular shaped square and connects Largo do São Domingos at one end and Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro on the other.

Public building
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The was the seat of Portuguese Macau's government. It is located at one end of the in , , . It currently houses Macau's Municipal Affairs Bureau.

Church
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Saint Dominic's Church is a late 16th-century Baroque-style church that serves within the Cathedral Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau. It is in the of at the Largo de São Domingos, near the . is situated 120 metres north of Holy House of Mercy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Beach and Praça de Ponte e Horta.

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Praia Grande Bay or Nam Van, officially known as Ou Mun, is a bay in Macau. Located on the east side of the , it served as the chief promenade in Macau.

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is a quarter.

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is a quarter.

Holy House of Mercy

Latitude
22.19374° or 22° 11′ 37″ north
Longitude
113.54016° or 113° 32′ 25″ east
Inception
1569
Height
17 metres (54 feet)
Open location code
7PJM5GVR+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 265433529
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q4310094
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Holy House of Mercy” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Santa Casa da Misericórdia”
  • Chinese: “仁慈堂大楼”
  • Chinese: “仁慈堂大樓”
  • Chinese: “澳門仁慈堂大樓”
  • French: “Sainte maison de la miséricorde”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Rumah Suci Kerahiman Makau”
  • Indonesian: “Museum The Holy House of Mercy Makau”
  • Italian: “Santa Casa della Misericordia”
  • Japanese: “じんじどうだいろう”
  • Japanese: “仁慈堂”
  • Japanese: “仁慈堂大楼”
  • Korean: “자비의 성채(자애당)”
  • Polish: “Święty Dom Miłosierdzia”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Casa da Misericórdia”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта Каса да Місерікордія”
  • Yue Chinese: “仁慈堂大樓”

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Notable Places Nearby

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