Basilica of Santa Croce Tour, Florence - Italy
Basilica of Santa Croce is one of the top attractions in Florence. It is sacred place with the tombs of famous artists, politician and scientists.
SANTA CROCE CHURCH-The Pantheon of Florence and Its Famous Tombs
The Santa Croce Church (Basilica di Santa Croce) in Florence, Italy is a beautiful 13th Century church that is known as The Pantheon of Florence because it contains the tombs of many famous Italians, including Michelangelo.The church is located near the Palazzo dell'Antella, famous for its 17th Century frescoes; it also features windows that are made of odd sizes to give the illusion that they are of greater depth than they actually are.
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Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south-east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city walls. It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Foscolo, Gentile and Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie). The Basilica 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 tombs and cenotaphs. Legend says that Santa Croce was founded by St Francis himself. The construction of the current church, to replace an older building, was begun on 12 May 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 building's design reflects the austere approach of the Franciscans. The floorplan is an Egyptian or Tau cross (a symbol of St Francis), 115 metres in length with a nave and two aisles separated by lines of octagonal columns. To the south of the church was a convent, some of whose buildings remain. The Primo Chiostro, the main cloister, houses the Cappella dei Pazzi, built as the chapter house, completed in the 1470s. Filippo Brunelleschi (who had designed and executed the dome of the Duomo) was involved in its design which has remained rigorously simple and unadorned. In 1560, the choir screen was removed as part of changes arising from the Counter-Reformation and the interior rebuilt by Giorgio Vasari. As a result, there was damage to the church's decoration and most of the altars previously located on the screen were lost. The bell tower was built in 1842, replacing an earlier one damaged by lightning. The neo-Gothic marble façade, by Nicolò Matas, dates from 1857-1863. A Jewish architect Niccolo Matas from Ancona, designed the church's 19th-century neo-Gothic facade, working a prominent Star of David into the composition. Matas had wanted to be buried with his peers but because he was Jewish, he was buried under the porch and not within the walls. In 1866, the complex became public property, as a part of government suppression of most religious houses, following the wars that gained Italian independence and unity. 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. In 1966, the Arno River flooded much of Florence, including Santa Croce. The water entered the church bringing mud, pollution and heating oil. The damage to buildings and art treasures was severe, taking several decades to repair. Today the former dormitory of the Franciscan Friars houses the Scuola del Cuoio (Leather School). Visitors can watch as artisans craft purses, wallets, and other leather goods which are sold in the adjacent shop. The Basilica became popular with Florentines as a place of worship and patronage and it became customary for greatly honoured Florentines to be buried or commemorated there. Some were in chapels owned by wealthy families such as the Bardi and Peruzzi. As time progressed, space was also granted to notable Italians from elsewhere.
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south-east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city walls. It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Foscolo, Gentile and Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie). The Basilica 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 tombs and cenotaphs. Legend says that Santa Croce was founded by St Francis himself. The construction of the current church, to replace an older building, was begun on 12 May 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 building's design reflects the austere approach of the Franciscans. The floorplan is an Egyptian or Tau cross (a symbol of St Francis), 115 metres in length with a nave and two aisles separated by lines of octagonal columns. To the south of the church was a convent, some of whose buildings remain. The Primo Chiostro, the main cloister, houses the Cappella dei Pazzi, built as the chapter house, completed in the 1470s. Filippo Brunelleschi (who had designed and executed the dome of the Duomo) was involved in its design which has remained rigorously simple and unadorned. In 1560, the choir screen was removed as part of changes arising from the Counter-Reformation and the interior rebuilt by Giorgio Vasari. As a result, there was damage to the church's decoration and most of the altars previously located on the screen were lost. The bell tower was built in 1842, replacing an earlier one damaged by lightning. The neo-Gothic marble façade, by Nicolò Matas, dates from 1857-1863. A Jewish architect Niccolo Matas from Ancona, designed the church's 19th-century neo-Gothic facade, working a prominent Star of David into the composition. Matas had wanted to be buried with his peers but because he was Jewish, he was buried under the porch and not within the walls. In 1866, the complex became public property, as a part of government suppression of most religious houses, following the wars that gained Italian independence and unity. 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. In 1966, the Arno River flooded much of Florence, including Santa Croce. The water entered the church bringing mud, pollution and heating oil. The damage to buildings and art treasures was severe, taking several decades to repair. Today the former dormitory of the Franciscan Friars houses the Scuola del Cuoio (Leather School). Visitors can watch as artisans craft purses, wallets, and other leather goods which are sold in the adjacent shop. The Basilica became popular with Florentines as a place of worship and patronage and it became customary for greatly honoured Florentines to be buried or commemorated there. Some were in chapels owned by wealthy families such as the Bardi and Peruzzi. As time progressed, space was also granted to notable Italians from elsewhere.
Firenze - Basilica di Santa Croce
La Basilica di Santa Croce, nell'omonima piazza a Firenze, è una delle più grandi chiese officiate dai francescani e una delle massime realizzazioni del gotico in Italia. È nota come Tempio dell'Itale glorie per le numerose sepolture di sommi artisti, letterati e scienziati che racchiude. La definizione risale al carme Dei Sepolcri di Ugo Foscolo in un passo in cui l'autore definisce Firenze:
« ma più beata che in un tempio accolte
serbi l'itale glorie, »
(Ugo Foscolo Dei Sepolcri, vv.180 e segg.)
Nonostante sia una chiesa cattolica, vi sono anche sepolture di persone non credenti, come lo stesso Foscolo. La prima personalità qui inumata fu Leonardo Bruni, mentre l'ultima persona sepolta effettivamente in Santa Croce fu Giovanni Gentile nel 1944, ma nel dopoguerra verranno apposte delle targhe commemorative, come quella per Enrico Fermi, la cui tomba si trova negli Stati Uniti dove morì nel 1954.
Santa Croce è un simbolo prestigioso di Firenze, il luogo di incontro dei più grandi artisti, teologi, religiosi, letterati, umanisti e politici, che determinarono, nella buona e cattiva sorte, l'identità della città tardo-medievale e rinascimentale. Al suo interno trovarono inoltre ospitalità celebri personaggi della storia della Chiesa come san Bonaventura, Pietro di Giovanni Olivi, sant'Antonio da Padova, san Bernardino da Siena, san Ludovico d'Angiò. Fu anche luogo d'accoglienza per pontefici come Sisto IV, Eugenio IV, Leone X, Clemente XIV. Ha il rango di Basilica minore.
Tombs of Michelangelo and Dante in the Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy
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Within the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy are the tombs of Michelangelo and Dante. Also the memorials to Leonardo Da Vinci and Marconi (the inventor of the radio).
Firenze/Florence - La Basilica di Santa Croce
La Basilica di Santa Croce, una delle più alte espressioni del gotico in Italia, è opera, probabilmente, di Arnolfo di Cambio che vi avrebbe lavorato a partire dal 1294-1295. La chiesa venne terminata circa 90 anni dopo ma fu consacrata solo nel 1443.
La facciata odierna fu realizzata tra il 1853 e il 1863, ad opera dell'architetto Niccolò Matas. L'interno di Santa Croce è apparentemente semplice e altamente monumentale al tempo stesso, con tre navate divise da due file di grandi pilastri a base ottagonale. La grandiosa navata centrale (m. 115,43x38,23) segna una tappa fondamentale nel percorso artistico e ingegneristico che condurrà alla navata di Santa Maria del Fiore. I muri sottilissimi, sostenuti da archi a sesto acuto su pilastri ottagonali, richiamano le basiliche paleocristiane di Roma dove Arnolfo lavorò a lungo, ma la scala è infinitamente più grande e i problemi strutturali costituirono una vera e propria sfida alle capacità tecniche del tempo. Il soffitto a capriate, ingannevolmente francescano, richiese un complicato congegno strutturale data l'enorme luce libera e il peso che rischiava di soverchiare le sottili murature.
La basilica custodisce innumerevoli tombe. Solo sul pavimento sono disseminate 276 lastre di marmo con rilievi e stemmi intarsiati e molti monumenti funebri si trovano sulle pareti tra gli altari vasariani. Sebbene la basilica fosse stata usata come luogo di sepoltura di molti personaggi illustri, al pari di molte altre chiese, è solo nell'Ottocento che diventò un vero e proprio pantheon di personaggi celebri legati all'arte, alla musica e alla letteratura. Nel 1871 infatti veniva qui sepolto con una affollatissima cerimonia pubblica Ugo Foscolo, morto nel 1827 in Inghilterra. Dopo questo episodio iniziarono ad arrivare altre salme di celebrità decedute anche molti anni prima, come Gioacchino Rossini nel 1887, Leon Battista Alberti, Vittorio Alfieri, ecc., per i quali i migliori scultori dell'epoca realizzarono i monumenti che ancora si allineano nella navata. Anche per Dante fu approntato un grande sepolcro, ma la città di Ravenna si rifiutò strenuamente di consegnare le spoglie del poeta morto in esilio. La tomba più famosa è forse quella di Michelangelo, tra il primo e il secondo altare della navata destra, progettata dal Vasari. Proseguendo lungo la stessa navata, troviamo il cenotafio di Dante, il monumento funebre a Vittorio Alfieri di Antonio Canova, il monumento a Niccolò Machiavelli e, poco dopo, l'edicola con l'Annunciazione Cavalcanti di Donatello (1435 circa), capolavoro in pietra serena con dorature, realizzata con una tecnica inconsueta. All'inizio della navata sinistra, dopo il primo altare, è sepolto Galileo Galilei.
Importanti sono,tra gli altri, gli affreschi nelle due cappelle a destra dell'altare maggiore, la Cappella Peruzzi e la Cappella Bardi, entrambe decorate da Giotto tra il 1320 e il 1325. Uscendo dalla testa del transetto destro si passa dal portale disegnato da Michelozzo, architetto prediletto della famiglia Medici, e si giunge all'androne del Noviziato, che porta alla Sagrestia ed alla Cappella Medici.
Sul lato destro della facciata della Basilica si trova il chiostro trecentesco che introduce alla Cappella Pazzi, capolavoro di Filippo Brunelleschi e di tutta l'architettura rinascimentale. Il percorso espositivo prosegue nei locali del refettorio trecentesco dove sono posti importanti esempi di arte sacra tra i quali spicca il Crocifisso di Cimabue, una delle opere d'arte più importanti di tutti tempi, chiave nel passaggio dalla pittura bizantina a quella moderna, purtroppo diventato tristemente famoso come simbolo della distruzione causata dall'alluvione del 1966; nonostante il restauro la superficie pittorica è andata in gran parte perduta. La parete ovest del refettorio è dominata dalla grande serie di affreschi (1333) di Taddeo Gaddi, che la ricoprono interamente. Lo schema delle decorazioni diventerà tipico per i cenacoli conventuali, con una Crocifissione, qui rappresentata come Albero della Vita, contornata da alcune scene fra le quali spicca l'Ultima cena in basso, primo prototipo dei cenacoli fiorentini che andranno a decorare i refettori dei più prestigiosi conventi e monasteri della città.
FIRENZE - Basilica di Santa Croce
La basilica di Santa Croce si trova nell'omonima piazza ed è una delle più grandi chiese francescane e una delle massime realizzazioni del gotico in Italia. Essa è il luogo di sepoltura di alcuni dei più illustri personaggi italiani, come Michelangelo Buonarroti, Galileo Galilei, Niccolò Machiavelli, Vittorio Alfieri, Ugo Foscolo e Gioacchino Rossini.
Florence: Santa Croce and The Pazzi Chapel
Aside from The Duomo, the two most important churches in Florence are Santa Maria Novella and Santa Croce. Both have marvelous artworks but the frescos in Santa Croce are most interesting. See the work of Giotto redefining painting and Brunelleschi redefine architecture with The Pazzi Chapel.
The Basilica is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Legend has it that Santa Croce was founded by St Francis himself. The neo-Gothic façade was constructed in the mid 1850’s. The architect Niccolo Mata, was Jewish, and included a Star of David at the top. Matas had wanted to be buried inside the church but because he was Jewish, he was buried under the threshold and honored with an inscription.
Artworks include:
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)
Donatello (relief of the Annunciation on the south wall)
Agnolo Gaddi (frescoes in Castellani Chapel and chancel; stained glass in chancel)
Taddeo Gaddi (frescoes in the Baroncelli Chapel; Last Supper in the refectory, considered his best work)
Giotto (frescoes in Cappella Peruzzi and right hand Cappella Bardi; possibly Coronation of the Virgin, altarpiece in the Baroncelli Chapel, also attributed to Taddeo Gaddi)
Maso di Banco (frescoes in Cappella Bardi di Vernio) depicting Scenes from the life of St.Sylvester (1335–1338)
Andrea Orcagna (frescoes largely disappeared during Vasari's re-modelling, but some fragments remain in the refectory)
Bernardo Rossellino (Bruni's tomb)
Giorgio Vasari (Michelangelo's tomb) with sculpture by Valerio Cioli, Iovanni Bandini, and Battista Lorenzi.
Restoration, Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south-east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city walls. It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Foscolo, Gentile and Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie). The Basilica 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 tombs and cenotaphs. Legend says that Santa Croce was founded by St Francis himself. The construction of the current church, to replace an older building, was begun on 12 May 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 building's design reflects the austere approach of the Franciscans. The floorplan is an Egyptian or Tau cross (a symbol of St Francis), 115 metres in length with a nave and two aisles separated by lines of octagonal columns. To the south of the church was a convent, some of whose buildings remain. The Primo Chiostro, the main cloister, houses the Cappella dei Pazzi, built as the chapter house, completed in the 1470s. Filippo Brunelleschi (who had designed and executed the dome of the Duomo) was involved in its design which has remained rigorously simple and unadorned. In 1560, the choir screen was removed as part of changes arising from the Counter-Reformation and the interior rebuilt by Giorgio Vasari. As a result, there was damage to the church's decoration and most of the altars previously located on the screen were lost. The bell tower was built in 1842, replacing an earlier one damaged by lightning. The neo-Gothic marble façade, by Nicolò Matas, dates from 1857-1863. A Jewish architect Niccolo Matas from Ancona, designed the church's 19th-century neo-Gothic facade, working a prominent Star of David into the composition. Matas had wanted to be buried with his peers but because he was Jewish, he was buried under the porch and not within the walls. In 1866, the complex became public property, as a part of government suppression of most religious houses, following the wars that gained Italian independence and unity. 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. In 1966, the Arno River flooded much of Florence, including Santa Croce. The water entered the church bringing mud, pollution and heating oil. The damage to buildings and art treasures was severe, taking several decades to repair. Today the former dormitory of the Franciscan Friars houses the Scuola del Cuoio (Leather School). Visitors can watch as artisans craft purses, wallets, and other leather goods which are sold in the adjacent shop. The Basilica became popular with Florentines as a place of worship and patronage and it became customary for greatly honoured Florentines to be buried or commemorated there. Some were in chapels owned by wealthy families such as the Bardi and Peruzzi. As time progressed, space was also granted to notable Italians from elsewhere.
Walk around Florence Italy. Piazza Pitti Santa Maria Novella Duomo Palazzo Vecchio Santa Croce.
00:00 Piazza Santo Spirito Basilica di Santo Spirito
03:50 Piazza Pitti Palazzo Pitti
18:40 Ponte Santa Trinita
25:00 Ponte Alla Carraia
27:50 Piazza Carlo Goldoni
32:55 Piazza Ognissanti
33:35 Chiesa Di SS.Salvatore in Ognissanti
42:50 Piazza di Santa Maria Novella Basilica di Santa Maria Novella
51:30 Firenze S. M. Novella
59:10 Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini Cappelle Medicee
01:03:10 Piazza del Duomo Battistero di San Giovanni Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
01:11:40 Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio
01:22:45 Piazza di S. Firenze
01:28:10 Piazza di Santa Croce Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze
Firenze - Basilica Santa Croce - Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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Santa Croce façade - Florence, Italy | Dynamic white light
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Social Innovation Through Lighting. Light has recently turned the facade of the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence into a bright and pulsating centre of attraction for the F-Light (Firenze Light) Festival, which took place between December 8th 2016 and January 8th 2017. The concept, developed by the Microscape studio, was to animate the Basilica's facade with a dynamic lighting system that plays with intensity and colour temperature, while focusing solely on tones of white. The studio specifically designed a pulsating display on the church's front to express the exchange of energy between the church (which houses the tombs and commemorative monuments of a number of great Italians) and the city and its citizens. iGuzzini worked together with the Microscape studio to identify the best technology to implement this concept. The Microscape project includes the statue of Dante and the church's facade, both of which are lit in a directly frontal way in order to create a distinctive effect with two backgrounds on which the light is alternately focused.
For the first period, up until December the 7th 2016, a static scenario was created with a colour temperature of 4000 K on both the facade and the statue and with floodlights dimmed by 70%. From 8th December until the end of January a light show is being staged, which includes a preparatory period between 5.30 and 6pm. During this half hour the scenario on the facade and the Dante monument is stabilised with a colour temperature of 4000 K and the floodlights operate at 100%. From 6pm to midnight, the light show is displayed, and then from midnight to dawn there is a return to the static scenario.
At 6pm both the facade and statue are darkened. Then a warm light at 3000 K is projected onto the Dante statue, which according to the Microscape concept becomes both narrator and spectator of the light that gradually moves up the facade. The strip of the basilica with the portals is lit first by a 3000 K light, which then rises to the next level and then up to the gables in the facade's third strip and finally to the pinnacle of the structure. At this point the whole facade is lit up, and the lighting on Dante's statue is slowly lowered until the floodlights are operating at only 30% of their power. This is the signal for the entire facade illumination to begin to pulsate. The colour temperature changes from 3000 K to 4000 K and back again in 40-second cycles. Then the pulsating light effect terminates with the entire facade shifting to a temperature of 4000 K and the floodlights dimmed to 25%. At this point the light intensity is varied to focus on the central rose window in 30-second cycles. The light show then terminates in two different stages. First, the lights come on at 100% with a differentiation between 4000 K on the facade and 3000 K on the Dante monument. Then the lights turn off completely and return to 4000 K on both the statue and facade for 5 minutes, after which the entire dynamic light show begins again.
The technical solution adopted consists of 22 MaxiWoody Compact Tunable White floodlights, installed at a height of approximately 12 metres on the pole-tops of two classic luminaires already installed in the square and located 40 metres away from the facade.The floodlights are fitted with 14° spot optics, so they are highly concentrated and directional flaps have been used to further reduce the remote risk of glare. The whole system is managed by a DMX control system. This new solution allows energy consumption to be reduced by about 68 %, while maintaining the same 25 lux lighting levels. Thanks to this project the reliefs on the facade also acquire a greater sense of depth, but above all, it has established a real relationship between the square and the facade, which no longer acts as a separating wall but as a means of communication between the church's interior and the city outside.
Basilica di Santa Croce
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Basilica di Santa Croce | Florence, Italy | We.Are.Wanderful
In June 2015, our extended family of 11 went to Rome for our Best of Italy tour.
For 12 days we've toured Rome and the Vatican City, travelled to southern Italy all the way to the Amalfi Coast, and to northern Italy all the way to the great lakes near the Swiss border.
On June 19, among the many places we visited in Florence is the Basilica di Santa Croce. The basilica is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, less than a kilometer southeast of Piazza Duomo, where the Cathedral of Florence is.
Inside the Basilica di Santa Croce are many beautiful paintings and sculptures by famous medieval artists.
The Basilica is home to the second of Michelangelo's four famous Pieta sculptures. It is also the last Pieta to be completed by the famous artist as the other two were among his unfinished works when he died in 1564.
The Basilica is also a sort of a mausoleum of many famous medieval philosophers, scientists, artists, politicians, and the religious. Among the more prominent tombs we saw inside the Basilica are those of Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Galielo, Marconi, Dante Alighieri, and many more. The floor of the Basilica is also littered with tombs, mostly of cardinals and bishops.
This is a short slideshow video of our visit to the Basilica.
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Basilica di Santa Croce, Firenze, Italy
The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south west of the Duomo. ( )
La basilica di Santa Croce, nell'omonima piazza a Firenze, è una delle più grandi chiese officiate dai francescani e una delle massime realizzazioni del gotico in Italia. ( )
Bazylika Santa Croce (Św. Krzyża) we Florencji -- jedna z najważniejszych świątyń franciszkańskich we Włoszech, bazylika mniejsza. Mieści się przy placu Św. Krzyża (Piazza di Santa Croce), ok. 800 metrów na południowy wschód od florenckiej katedry. ( )
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“The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 meters south-east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city walls. It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, the poet Foscolo, the philosopher Gentile and the composer Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie).
The Basilica 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 tombs and cenotaphs. Legend says that Santa Croce was founded by St Francis himself. The construction of the current church, to replace an older building, was begun on 12 May 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 building's design reflects the austere approach of the Franciscans. The floorplan is an Egyptian or Tau cross (a symbol of St Francis), 115 meters in length with a nave and two aisles separated by lines of octagonal columns. To the south of the church was a convent, some of whose buildings remain.
The Primo Chiostro, the main cloister, houses the Cappella dei Pazzi, built as the chapter house, completed in the 1470s. Filippo Brunelleschi (who had designed and executed the dome of the Duomo) was involved in its design which has remained rigorously simple and unadorned.
In 1560, the choir screen was removed as part of changes arising from the Counter-Reformation and the interior rebuilt by Giorgio Vasari. As a result, there was damage to the church's decoration and most of the altars previously located on the screen were lost.
The bell tower was built in 1842, replacing an earlier one damaged by lightning. The neo-Gothic marble façade dates from 1857-1863. The Jewish architect Niccolo Matas from Ancona, designed the church's façade, working a prominent Star of David into the composition. Matas had wanted to be buried with his peers but because he was Jewish, he was buried under the threshold and honored with an inscription.
In 1866, the complex became public property, as a part of government suppression of most religious houses, following the wars that gained Italian independence and unity.
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.
In 1966, the Arno River flooded much of Florence, including Santa Croce. The water entered the church bringing mud, pollution and heating oil. The damage to buildings and art treasures was severe, taking several decades to repair.“
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Tuscany Tours and the Basilica di Santa Croce Florence
Tuscany Tours ( visits Santa Croce during our Best of Tuscany tour. This video highlights some of the magnificent architecture and memorials inside the church.
The Basilica di Santa Croce is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Measuring 377 ft (115 m) long and 124 ft (38 m) in width, it is the second biggest temple in Florence, exceeded only by the Cathedral.
Santa Croce, rebuilt for the Franciscan order in 1294 by Arnolfo di Cambio, is the burial place for the great and good in Florence. Michelangelo is buried in Santa Croce, as are Rossini, Machiavelli, and the Pisan-born Galileo Galilei, who was tried by the Inquisition and was not allowed a Christian burial until 1737, 95 years after his death. There is also a memorial to Dante, but his sarcophagus is empty.
There is immense artistic wealth in Santa Croce; frescoes (1380) by Gaddi in the Cappella Maggiore tell the story of the holy cross, santa croce, and beautiful frescoes by Giotto in the Bardi and Peruzzi Chapels show scenes from the life of St. Francis and St. John the Evangelist. An unusual relief, the Annunciation, in gilded limestone by Donatello decorates the south nave wall. Don't miss the memorial to the 19th-century playwright Giovanni Battista Niccolini to the left of the entrance said to be been the inspiration for the Statue of Liberty.
The church of Santa Croce was severely hit by the flood of 1966, a tide plate shows how far up on the pillars and walls.
The Santa Croce square is not only packed with street artists and vendors on a daily basis but is also where activities take place throughout the year.
Facts about Santa Croce:
The original structure dates from 1212 when St. Francis of Assisi visited Florence, later with a group of his followers, he settled in the city, choosing an inhospitable, marshy area just outside the city walls. This original architectural base was re-discovered after the flood in 1966.
The present building began on the 3rd of May 1294 or 1295 (the year is not certain) the erection of the present church began and took years to finish.
The church exterior is covered with a polychrome marble façade added in 1863 and paid for by the English benefactor, Sir Francis Sloane. It looks onto the Piazza Santa Croce, which is the site of the annual soccer game in medieval costume, the Calcio Storico Fiorentino.
Bell Tower made of Santa Croce stone
Florentines often referred to the bell tower as “il sasso” or the stone, because it stood unfinished for more than 100 years. Over 78 meters tall, it is located to the right of the church within the cloister. The original bell tower built above the apse of the Church fell in 1512 and Francesco da Sangallo was asked to design another. But, as often happens in Italy work was interrupted due to the lack of funds until the 1800s when it was finally finished.
16 Chapels
There are sixteen family chapels that help compose the Santa Croce Basilica, considered the largest Franciscan church in the world and legend tells us that Santa Croce was founded by St Francis himself. Wealthy families typically had chapels built and decorated in their honor (often seeking to appease the church or to ask forgiveness for sins they were unwilling to stop committing) and dedicated to a favorite saint.
Cloisters - Santa Croce hosts three cloisters, a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral, typically with an open colonnade, each built in a different moment of time. This space was isolated from the frenetic city life and responsibilities of the monks within the church, and an ideal place for silent contemplation, prayer, and meditation.
Tombs & Cenotaph - With so many things that make this church special, (the art, the architecture, the history), it may be that its reputation as the final resting place for so many important Florentine names through time which truly distinguishes this church from others in Florence. These include:
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Position: front entrance, to the right at the start of the side aisle
Dante Alighieri
Position: front entrance, to the right, just a third way down the side aisle. Note: There isn’t exactly a tomb only a cenotaph. Dante was exiled from Florence because of his political activities in 1302 and his body was buried in Ravenna.
Niccolò Machiavelli
Position: front entrance, to the right, halfway down the side aisle
Galileo Galilei
Position: front entrance, to the left
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