Easy to miss on the walk from Praça do Comércio to Alfama: a richly carved Manueline portal, much like those on the south façade of the Jerónimos, set into a plain post-earthquake church. It was built under Manuel I on the site of the old synagogue, at Queen Leonor's request, for Our Lady of Mercy (Misericórdia); the portal and a 17th-century chapel are what survived the 1755 earthquake.
- Address
- Rua da Alfândega 108, 1100-585 Lisboa
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 10:30-13:00, 14:30-20:00; Sat 09:30-13:00, 14:30-18:30; Sun 09:30-13:30, 14:30-19:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 15 min
- Price
- Free (church)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- In the tympanum, Our Lady of Mercy spreads her cloak over Portuguese figures of the early 16th century; look also for the armillary spheres on the buttresses.
- A National Monument since 1910.
- Inside is the Via Lusitana pilgrims' information point for the Camino de Santiago and the Fátima route (credentials, maps).