Facade of Basilica di Santa Croce,

The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza Santa Croce, to the east of the Duomo. The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... St. ... Florences skyline Florences skyline at night from Piazza Michaelangelo Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... The Basilica of St. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus of Nazareth, with its traditions first established by the Twelve Apostles and... The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church, or Duomo, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, noted for its distinctive dome. ...

Inside view.

Legend says that Santa Croce was founded by St Francis himself. The current church was probably begun in 1294, possibly by Arnolfo di Cambio, and paid for by some of the city's wealthiest families. It was consecrated in 1442 by Pope Eugene IV. The vast structure is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Its most notable features are its sixteen chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his pupils, and its funerary monuments. In 1560, the choir screen was removed and the interior rebuilt by Giorgio Vasari, who damaged the church's decoration in the process. The neo-Gothic facade, by Nicolò Matas, only dates from 1857-1863. The campanile was built in 1842. Saint Francis of Assisi (1182 – October 3, 1226) founded the Franciscan Order or Friars Minor. // Francis was born in 1182 in Assisi, Italy, to Pietro di Bernardone, a prominent businessman, and his wife Pica Bourlemont, about whom little is known except that she was originally from France. ... The tabernacle over the high altar of St. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... Fresco by Dionisius representing Saint Nicholas. ... A church monument is an architectural or sculptural memorial to a dead person or persons, often in the form of an effigy or a wall tablet, located within a Christian church. ... Giorgio Vasaris selfportrait Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany July 3, 1511 - Florence, June 27, 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly known for his famous biographies of Italian artists. ... Neo-gothic architecture is an American branch of the Gothic revival style that was imported from England in the 1830s. ... St. ...

In the Primo Chiostro, the main cloister, is the Cappella dei Pazzi, built as the chapter house by Filippo Brunelleschi between 1442 and 1446 and finally completed in the 1470s. The Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce is housed mainly in the refectory, also off the cloister. A monument to Florence Nightingale stands in the cloister, in the city in which she was born and after which she was named. Brunelleschi also built the inner cloister, completed in 1453. Cloister of Saint Trophimus, in Arles, France A cloister (from latin claustrum) is a part of cathedral, monastic and abbey architecture. ... A chapter house is a building or room attached to a cathedral or collegiate church in which meetings are held. ... Sculpture of Brunelleschi looking at the dome in Florence Filippo Brunelleschi (1377 – April 15, 1446) was a great Florentine architect of the Italian Renaissance. ... A refectory is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. ... Florence Nightingale, OM (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who came to be known as The Lady with the Lamp, was a pioneer of modern nursing, and a noted statistician. ...

Today the former dormitory of the Franciscan Friars houses the Scuola del Cuoio (Leather School)[1]. Visitors can watch as artisans craft purses, wallets, and other leather goods which are sold in the adjacent shop.

Cappella Pazzi & First Cloister.

Download high resolution version (576x768, 79 KB)Cappella Pazzi and First Cloister, Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze, Florence. ... Download high resolution version (576x768, 79 KB)Cappella Pazzi and First Cloister, Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze, Florence. ...

Art

Artists whose work is present in the church include:

• Benedetto da Maiano (pulpit; doors to Cappella dei Pazzi, with his brother Giuliano)
• Antonio Canova (Alfieri's monument)
• Cimabue (Crucifixion, badly damaged by the 1966 flood and now in the refectory)
• Andrea della Robbia (altarpiece in Cappella Medici)
• Luca della Robbia (decoration of Cappella dei Pazzi)
• Desiderio da Settignano (Marsuppini's tomb; frieze in Cappella dei Pazzi)
• Donatello (relief of the Annunciation on the south wall; crucifix in the lefthand Cappella Bardi; St Louis of Toulouse in the refectory, originally made for the Orsanmichele)
• Agnolo Gaddi (frescoes in Cappella Castellani and chancel; stained glass in chancel)
• Taddeo Gaddi (frescoes in Cappella Baroncelli; Crucifixion in the sacristy; Last Supper in the refectory, considered his best work)
• Giotto (frescoes in Cappella Peruzzi and righthand Cappella Bardi; possibly Coronation of the Virgin, altarpiece in Cappella Baroncelli)
• Giovanni da Milano (frescoes in Cappella Rinuccini)
• Maso di Banco (frescoes in Cappella Bardi di Vernio)
• Henry Moore (statue of a warrior in the Primo Chiostro)
• Andrea Orcagna (frescoes largely disappeared during Vasari's remodelling, but some fragments remain in the refectory)
• Antonio Rossellino (relief of the Madonna del Latte in the south aisle)
• Bernardo Rossellino (Bruni's tomb)
• Santi di Tito (Supper at Emmaus and Resurrection, altarpieces in the north aisle)
• Giorgio Vasari (Michelangelo's tomb)
• Domenico Veneziano (SS John and Francis in the refectory)

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Funerary Monuments

Michelangelo's tomb

Monuments in the church include those to: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 843 KB) De Beschreibung: Grabmal Michelangelos in der Kirche Santa Croce in Florenz Quelle: aufgenommen am 25. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 843 KB) De Beschreibung: Grabmal Michelangelos in der Kirche Santa Croce in Florenz Quelle: aufgenommen am 25. ...

• Leon Battista Alberti (15th century architect and artistic theorist)
• Vittorio Alfieri (18th century poet and dramatist)
• Eugenio Barsanti (co-inventor of the internal combustion engine)
• Lorenzo Bartolini (19th century sculptor)
• Charlotte Bonaparte (daughter of Joseph Bonaparte)
• Leonardo Bruni (15th century chancellor of the Republic, scholar and historian)
• Dante (actually buried in Ravenna)
• Ugo Foscolo (19th century poet)
• Galileo
• Giovanni Gentile (20th century philosopher)
• Lorenzo Ghiberti
• Vittorio Ghiberti
• Niccolò Machiavelli
• Carlo Marsuppini (15th century chancellor of the Republic)
• Michelangelo Buonarroti
• Raffaello Morgheni (19th century engraver)
• Gioacchino Rossini
• Louise of Stolberg-Gedern (wife of Charles Edward Stuart)
• Guglielmo Marconi
• Enrico Fermi

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