Scuola vecchia della Misericordia

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The Scuola vecchia della Misericordia ("New School of Misericordy") is a former charity building in Venice, Italy, in the sestiere of Cannaregio. It was erected in 1310 and subsequently enlarged several times; in Venice a scuola was the seat of a charity/religious institution. In the nearby is the later Scuola nuova della Misericordia.