Basilica La Merced, Gothic basilica in central Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Basilica La Merced is a neo-Gothic and neo-Byzantine church in central Guayaquil, Ecuador. Its stone double-tower facade has three pointed-arch portals, and the interior is a three-aisle pseudo-basilica with ribbed vaults. An octagonal drum carries a pointed dome over the crossing, and the baroque high altar holds the Virgin of Mercy wearing the Templar cross.

The current building was constructed between 1934 and 1936 by Italian architect Paolo Russo. It stands on a site first established in 1787 on what was then Tiger Street.

Each 24 September the basilica holds a procession for the Virgin of Mercy that draws about two thousand Catholics. The route leaves Víctor Manuel Rendón street, turns along Pedro Carbo, continues to Mendiburo, follows Escobedo avenue and returns to the church. The Mercedarians were among the first religious orders in colonial Guayaquil, and the Virgin of Mercy is patroness of Ecuador's armed forces and of the coastal dioceses.

The church stands on Víctor Manuel Rendón street beside a small park, now surrounded by high-rise buildings. The annual procession on 24 September starts at the basilica, turns along Pedro Carbo, Mendiburo and Escobedo, and returns by Rendón with about two thousand participants.

The main altar features an image of the Virgin wearing Templar Cross habit, showing the link between the Mercedarian Order and medieval traditions. This detail connects religious history directly to the building's design.