Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro

Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Santo Amaro
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil
Location in Brazil
General information
Typephilanthropic organization and hospital
Town or citySanto Amaro, Bahia
CountryBrazil
Coordinates12°32′50″S 38°42′39.5″W / 12.54722°S 38.710972°W / -12.54722; -38.710972
Completed1778
Technical details
Floor count2
Floor area1,347 square metres (14,500 sq ft)
Designated1941
Reference no.287

The Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro (Portuguese: Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Santo Amaro) is an 18th-century philanthropic and medical building in Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil. The building was completed in 1778, following the construction of the Parish Church of Our Lady of Purification (completed ca. 1727) and the Town Hall of Santo Amaro (1769). The Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro faces the Parish Church of Our Lady of Purification in the Historic Center of Santo Amaro. The building contains the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Natividade and still functions as a hospital in Santo Amaro.