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Mercy facts for kids

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Peterborough Psalter c 1220-25 Mercy and Truth
Mercy and Truth are shown together in a 13th-century representation of Psalm 85 (10)

Mercy can refer both to a compassionate behavior on the part of those in power (for example, mercy shown by a judge toward a criminal by not punishing him (or her) her as much as he (or she) might be punished) or on the part of a compassionate third party (e.g. a trip out of mercy trying to treat sick children in Africa). The word is very common in several religions (for example, the mercy of God).

Images for kids

  • Spirit of Compassion

    The Spirit of Compassion, commemorating World War I, South Australia, 1931

  • Kazimirowski Eugeniusz, Divine Mercy, 1934

    The first Divine Mercy image (circa 1934) painted according to the apparitions of Faustina Kowalska by Eugene Kazimierowski. Now permanently enshrined at the Divine Mercy Sanctuary of Vilnius, Lithuania

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Misericordia para niños

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