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Holy House of Mercy 仁慈堂大楼Réncítáng Dàlóu
Classified heritage · Macau, Macau
- Time needed
- 30–60 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Macau
- Region
- Macau
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Classified heritage
About Holy House of Mercy
The headquarters of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia, a charity founded in 1569 by Macau's first bishop, which set up the first Western-style clinic and hospital in the city. The neoclassical building on Senado Square dates from the mid 18th century and took its present form in 1905. A museum inside shows Catholic relics and sacred art from as early as the 16th century, including a manuscript of 1662 and the skull of its founder, Bishop Belchior Carneiro.
How to get to Holy House of Mercy
On Senado Square; the museum is closed on Mondays and public holidays.
Nearby
- Historic Centre of Macau 澳门历史城区 under 10 km
Portuguese tiled squares, baroque churches and Chinese temples, a short walk apart - Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 40 km
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
Also within 20 km: General Post Office Building 邮政总局 (under 10 km), Sam Kai Vui Kun (Kuan Tai Temple) 三街会馆 (under 10 km), Leal Senado Building 市政署大楼 (under 10 km), Kou Seng Pawnshop 高陞大按 (under 10 km), Cathedral Square 大堂前地 (under 10 km), St. Dominic's Church 玫瑰圣母堂 (under 10 km).
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