page_title: Church of Our Lady of Mercy (João Pessoa)
section_title: Historic Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Church of Our Lady of Mercy (João Pessoa) / Historic Architecture
caption_attribution_description: Português: Capela do Salvador do mundo esculpida na Igreja da Misericórdia no Centro Histórico de João Pessoa na Paraíba.
context_page_description: Our Lady of Mercy Church is a Catholic church located in the Historic Center of João Pessoa, capital of the Brazilian state of Paraíba.
  The Church of the Holy House of Mercy, considered the first church of Paraíba. It was built under a primitive chapel built by Duarte Gomes da Silveira and represents a very important monument within the framework of the heritage historical-artistic Paraíba. The façade shows the features Mannerist architecture, without the ornaments and ostentations of baroque architecture. The Church of Mercy is owned by the Holy House of Mercy.
context_section_description: It is characterized by the volumetric simplicity of the facade and a certain constructive rusticity. It has ground floor in single shallow ship, of proportions that tend to double squared, being this the initial part of the construction dating from the sixteenth century. It has major chapel, side chapel (Savior of the World), side altars and lateral gallery.
  The main facade has a Portuguese style floor. In this façade, in turn, there is a central body that imposes, of greater height, and is topped by a smooth triangular pediment, crowned by a cross. At the height of the lining, it has two small windows and above an eyepiece. On the left, a straight belfry has two windows with a full arch and a roof of four waters.
  In the same alignment of the facade is the wheel of the exposed with a work in stonework. The side of the chapel of the Savior of the World stands out in the main facade, in a backward position, with a door in two leaves, a straight and altered cock.
caption: Chapel of the Savior of the World in the Church of Mercy
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