The Misericórdia Hospital and Church () is a 17th-century Roman Catholic church and orphanage located in São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil. It is built in the Baroque style and occupies on a site of 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. Location The Misericórdia Hospital and Church is located in the upper city (cidade alta) of São Cristóvão on São Francisco Square () in close proximity to numerous other heritage sites. It sits on a large site on the east perimeter of the square, with the façade in close alignment to the square and green spaces at rear. It is separated from the Sobrado at Rua Castro Alves, 2, now the headquarters of IPHAN in São Cristóvão, separated by Rua Cel. Erondino Prado. History The date of construction of the facility is unknown, but consisted of at least a small church by 1627. The will of Baltasar Barbunda, made on March 10, 1627, ordered that the institution would receive 20 cruzados upon his death and that "I order my body to be buried at Santa Casa de Misericórdia Church in this city of São Cristóvão." A hospital, known as Hospital da Misericórdia, was in operation at the time of Dom Pedro II's visit to the region in 1860. It operated on a government grant from the beginning of the 19th century, but lost it in 1870 due to a lack of a "doctor or apotheacary". The hospital closed soon after. The Irmãs Missionárias da Irmandade Conceição Mãe de Deus sisterhood took over the administration of the structure in 1922 after a period of abandonment of the building. The mission used the structure as an orphanage. Today the structure houses the Immaculate Conception Home (Lar Imaculada Conceição) run by the Irmãs Clarissas Concepcionistas and an elementary school. It additionally operates as a tourst guest house. Structure The structure consists two stories with a three-story bell tower and basement. Its façade consists of a large entrance door which opens directly to São Francisco Square with two choir windows. It rises to a flat cornice supporting a façade formed by a sequence of curves. The small church within the structure is dedicated to Santa Izabel.