Church of Our Lady of Mercy (Novo Hamburgo)

Church of Our Lady of Mercy (Portuguese: Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Piedade) is located in Novo Hamburgo, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The church was built between 1850 and 1886, during the Empire of Brazil.[1][2] The current building was previously a former chapel whose facade is from 1936.[2] There was a fire in the building in 2003, which required a renovation.[2]

The church is a parish in the Diocese of Novo Hamburgo.[3][4]

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  1. Piasentin, Juliano (4 September 2025). "HISTÓRIA DA FÉ: VÍDEO: Conheça a história da igreja de Novo Hamburgo que é mais antiga que a cidade; Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Piedade foi criada a partir de decreto do então Império do Brasil". ABC-Mais (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Piedade será homenageada em sessão solene". Camara (Assembly) of Rio Grande do Sul (government website). 22 August 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  3. "Diocese of Novo Hamburgo: Brazil: Bishop João Francisco Salm (73)". GCatholic. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  4. "Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Piedade - Novo Hamburgo". Diocese of Novo Hamburgo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 January 2026.
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