Santa Casa da Misericórdia is a lay Portuguesecharity founded in 1498, whose mission is to treat and support the sick, the disabled, as well as abandoned newborns.
The Misericórdia of LisbonThe church and hospital of the Misericórdia of Santarém, Portugal
The institution traces its official foundation to 1498, when Queen Leonor opened the Misericórdia of Lisbon.[1] Recently made a widow by the death of King John II of Portugal, the Queen had begun dedicating herself intensely to the sick, poor, orphans, prisoners, artists, and sponsored the founding of the brotherhood, based on the model of previous Italian charities, first founded in Florence in 1244.[2]
The operations of the Misericórdia were overseen by 30 noblemen and 30 laymen in charge of carrying out the 14 Works of Mercy which the Misericórdia committed itself to, seven of which of spiritual nature:
to teach the humble,
to give good advice,
to correct through charity those who do wrong,
to console those who suffer,
to pardon those who offend us,
to suffer patiently,
to pray for the living and for the deceased;
and seven of corporeal nature:
to free the enslaved (captive) and to visit the imprisoned,
All works have their roots in Christian doctrine, found in biblical texts of the Gospel of St. Matthew and the Epistles of St. Paul and other doctors of the Catholic Church. To do this, the fellowship often does not need to have a physical institution, enforcing the fourteen works on the streets, in prisons, etc.
At the encouragement of King Manuel I of Portugal, and his successors, similar organizations were created in many other cities and towns of Portugal and of the former Portuguese Empire, like in Brazil, Macau and even in Nagasaki, Japan.[4] The performance of these institutions had two phases: the first one comprised the period from the mid-eighteenth century to 1837, of a charitable nature; the second, from 1838 to 1940, with concerns of a philanthropic nature.
The União das Misericórdias Portuguesas (UMP) (in Portuguese) provides additional information on the Misericórdias in Portugal and throughout the world. Currently, there are 388 active Misericórdias in Portugal and over 2000 similar organizations in Brazil.[5]
In Braziledit
The church of the former Misericórdia Olinda.The Misericórdia of Sobral, Ceará.
In Brazil, the Misericórdias emerged in the colonial period, the first one being established in 1539 in Olinda, Pernambuco.
Other locations of the institutionedit
The Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Macau, location in Macau.
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União das Misericórdias Portuguesas (UMP)
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML)
April 08, 2024
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This article is about the multiple charities For original institution see Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa For the Macau landmark see Holy House of Mercy Santa Casa da Misericordia is a lay Portuguese charity founded in 1498 whose mission is to treat and support the sick the disabled as well as abandoned newborns The Misericordia of LisbonThe church and hospital of the Misericordia of Santarem Portugal Contents 1 History 2 In Brazil 3 Other locations of the institution 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Coat of arms of the Misericordia of LisbonThe institution traces its official foundation to 1498 when Queen Leonor opened the Misericordia of Lisbon 1 Recently made a widow by the death of King John II of Portugal the Queen had begun dedicating herself intensely to the sick poor orphans prisoners artists and sponsored the founding of the brotherhood based on the model of previous Italian charities first founded in Florence in 1244 2 The operations of the Misericordia were overseen by 30 noblemen and 30 laymen in charge of carrying out the 14 Works of Mercy which the Misericordia committed itself to seven of which of spiritual nature to teach the humble to give good advice to correct through charity those who do wrong to console those who suffer to pardon those who offend us to suffer patiently to pray for the living and for the deceased and seven of corporeal nature to free the enslaved captive and to visit the imprisoned to heal and assist the ill to clothe the naked to give food to the hungry to give drink to the thirsty to shelter travelers pilgrims and to bury the dead 3 All works have their roots in Christian doctrine found in biblical texts of the Gospel of St Matthew and the Epistles of St Paul and other doctors of the Catholic Church To do this the fellowship often does not need to have a physical institution enforcing the fourteen works on the streets in prisons etc At the encouragement of King Manuel I of Portugal and his successors similar organizations were created in many other cities and towns of Portugal and of the former Portuguese Empire like in Brazil Macau and even in Nagasaki Japan 4 The performance of these institutions had two phases the first one comprised the period from the mid eighteenth century to 1837 of a charitable nature the second from 1838 to 1940 with concerns of a philanthropic nature The Uniao das Misericordias Portuguesas UMP in Portuguese provides additional information on the Misericordias in Portugal and throughout the world Currently there are 388 active Misericordias in Portugal and over 2000 similar organizations in Brazil 5 In Brazil edit nbsp The church of the former Misericordia Olinda nbsp The Misericordia of Sobral Ceara In Brazil the Misericordias emerged in the colonial period the first one being established in 1539 in Olinda Pernambuco Other locations of the institution edit nbsp The Santa Casa da Misericordia de Macau location in Macau Angola Santa Casa da Misericordia de Luanda Santa Casa da Misericordia de Huambo Brazil Santa Casa da Misericordia de Sao Paulo Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre Santa Casa de Misericordia of Feira de Santana Spain Santa Casa da Misericordia de Pamplona Santa Casa da Misericordia de Barcelona Santa Casa da Misericordia de Bilbao Santa Casa da Misericordia de Azpeitia Santa Casa da Misericordia de Olivenca Portugal Santa Casa da Misericordia de Avila Santa Casa da Misericordia de Alcuescar Caceres Santa Casa da Misericordia de Tudela France Santa Casa da Misericordia de Paris Italy Santa Casa da Misericordia de Florenca Luxemburg Santa Casa da Misericordia de Luxemburgo Macao Special Administrative Region of the People s Republic of China Santa Casa da Misericordia de Macau Chinese 仁慈堂 Mozambique Santa Casa da Misericordia de Maputo Palestine Santa Casa da Misericordia de Belem Islands of Sao Tome e Principe Santa Casa da Misericordia de Sao Tome e Principe Ukraine Santa Casa da Misericordia de KievReferences edit Santa Casa da Misericordia of Lisbon Five hundred years of philanthropy actamedica org br Accessed 9 August 2016 Uniao das Misericordias Portuguesas UMP https www ump pt Home misericordias misericordias no mundo Accessed 27 February 2021 Fidalgos and Philanthropists The Santa Casa Da Misericordia of Bahia 1550 1755 Google books Accessed 9 August 2016 Website Macau Holy House of Mercy scmm mo Accessed 9 August 2016 Uniao das Misericordias Portuguesas UMP https www ump pt Home misericordias misericordias no mundo Accessed 23 April 2019External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Misericordias Uniao das Misericordias Portuguesas UMP Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa SCML Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santa Casa da Misericordia amp oldid 1199830009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
