Misericordia, Baroque church in Turin, Italy

The Misericordia is a single-nave baroque church in Turin, rebuilt from 1751 by the architect Nicolis, count of Robilant. Its interior is rich in marble and holds paintings by Federico Zuccari and Beaumont, sculptures by Plura, two altarpieces by Giacomo Parravicino, and an altar by Giovanni Battista Feroggio. The facade, designed by Robilant, was only built in 1828 by Gaetano and Lorenzo Lombardi.

The church was rebuilt from the earlier church of the San Pietro monastery, home to Lateran nuns of Santa Croce, which French artillery badly damaged during the 1706 siege of Turin. In 1720 the Confraternita della Misericordia acquired it and, after provisional repairs, gave the 1751 renovation to the architect Nicolis, count of Robilant, who made it a baroque building. Robilant's facade designs went unused; the facade was built only in 1828 by Gaetano and Lorenzo Lombardi.

The church serves as a space of worship that residents have visited across generations. Its name reflects a spiritual ideal that was central to religious practice during the period when it was built.

The church can be entered through the main entrance that leads to spacious rooms with artworks. The interior is well lit and allows visitors to view architectural details and decorative elements comfortably.

The facade was not built with the church: Robilant supplied drawings for it in the 1750s, but it was only erected in 1828 by Gaetano and Lorenzo Lombardi, more than seventy years after the Baroque interior was finished.