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Santa Casa da Misericórdia of São Cristóvão

São Cristóvão, Brazil

The Misericórdia Hospital and Church (Igreja e Santa Casa da Misericórdia) is a 17th-century Roman Catholic church and orphanage located in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. It is built in the Baroque style and occupies 1,739.5 square metres (18, 724 ft2) on a site of 3,976 square metres (42, 800 ft2) at the east of São Francisco Square. The facility was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1944. The facility is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão.

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