Holy House of Mercy
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Holy House of Mercy (Portuguese: Santa Casa da Misericórdia; traditional Chinese: 仁慈堂大樓), is an historic white structure in Macau's Senado Square . Built in 1569 on the orders of the Bishop of Macao.
It was a medical clinic and several other social welfare structures in early Macau. It later served as an orphanage and refuge for widowers of sailors lost at sea.
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