Scuola vecchia della Misericordia

The Scuola vecchia della Misericordia ("Old School of Mercy") is a former charity building in Venice, Italy, in the sestiere of Cannaregio.

It was also known as the Scuola Grande di Santa Maria della Misericordia.

It was erected in 1310 and subsequently enlarged several times; in Venice a scuola was the seat of a charity/religious institution.

By the early 16th century, the old church had joined with the nearby Franciscan abbey, and the old meeting hall had been rented out.

However, 25 years later this was only a foundation, and new designs by Jacopo Sansovino completed the two-story brick structure.