Basilica of Santa Croce
Also known as Basilica of the Holy Cross, Church of Sant'Croce
Franciscan church in Florence, Italy
Key facts
- Location
- Florence , Tuscany
- Country
- Italy
- Denomination
- Catholic Church
- Sui iuris church
- Latin Church
- Religious order
- Order of Friars Minor
- Status
- Minor basilica , Conventual church
- Architectural type
- Church
- Style
- Gothic , Renaissance , Gothic Revival
- Groundbreaking
- 1294–1295
- Archdiocese
- Archdiocese of Florence
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.operadisantacroce.it
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The Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian for 'Basilica of the Holy Cross') is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres (2,600 ft) southeast of the Duomo, on what was once marshland beyond the city walls. Being the burial place of notable Italians, including those from the Italian Renaissance such as Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli, as well as the poet Foscolo, political philosopher Gentile and the composer Rossini, it is also known as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie).
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14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in ItalyBasilica churches in FlorenceBuildings and structures completed in 1442Burial sites of the Capetian House of AnjouBurial sites of the House of BonaparteChurches completed in the 1440sFranciscan church buildings in ItalyGothic architecture in FlorenceGothic Revival church buildings in Italy