Basilica of Santa Croce

The Basilica di Santa Croce is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of , Italy. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres southeast of the , on what was once marshland beyond the city walls.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Franciscan church in Florence, Italy
  • Also known as: “Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence”, “Basilica of the Holy Cross”, “Church of Sant’Croce”, and “Santa Croce, Florence”
  • Address: Piazza Santa Croce 16
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pazzi Chapel and National Central Library.

Museum
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The is a chapel located in the "first cloister" on the southern flank of the Basilica di Santa Croce in , . Commonly credited to Filippo Brunelleschi, it is considered to be one of the masterpieces of Renaissance architecture.

Library
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The of Florence is a public national library in , the largest in Italy and one of the most important in . It is one of the two central libraries of Italy, along with the . is situated 140 metres southwest of Basilica of Santa Croce.

Museum
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The is a prominent art museum adjacent to the in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best-known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance. is situated 600 metres west of Basilica of Santa Croce.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Statuto and Coverciano.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a city in the southeastern part of , Italy. The neighborhood is bordered by the Affrico and Mensola streams, by the slopes of the hills and by the Via Aretina. is situated 3 km northeast of Basilica of Santa Croce.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km south of Basilica of Santa Croce.

Basilica of Santa Croce

Latitude
43.76836° or 43° 46′ 6″ north
Longitude
11.26289° or 11° 15′ 46″ east
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Levels
2
Open location code
8FMHQ797+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 777563049
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
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historic=­church
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
3167676
Wiki­data ID
Q51177
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Basilica of Santa Croce” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Santa Croce, Florence”
  • Armenian: “Սանտա Կրոչե եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սանտա Կրոչե”
  • Azerbaijani: “Santa Korçe Bazilikası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Santa-Kroçe bazilikası”
  • Basque: “Santa Croce”
  • Belarusian: “Базіліка Санта-Крочэ”
  • Belarusian: “базыліка Санта Крочэ”
  • Belarusian: “базыліка Санта-Крочэ”
  • Belarusian: “базыліка Сьвятога Крыжа”
  • Bengali: “বাজিলিকা দি সান্তা ক্রোচে”
  • Bosnian: “Bazilika svetog križa”
  • Bulgarian: “Санта Кроче”
  • Catalan: “Basílica de la Santa Creu”
  • Catalan: “Basilica di Santa Croce”
  • Chinese: “圣十字圣殿”
  • Chinese: “圣十字教堂”
  • Czech: “Bazilika svatého Kříže”
  • Czech: “Santa Croce”
  • Danish: “Basilica di Santa Croce”
  • Danish: “Hellige korsets basilika”
  • Danish: “Santa Croce, Firenze”
  • Dutch: “Santa Croce”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko Santa Croce”
  • Estonian: “Püha Risti basiilika”
  • Estonian: “Santa Croce kirik”
  • Finnish: “Basilica di Santa Croce”
  • French: “basilique Santa Croce de Florence”
  • French: “Basilique Santa Croce de Florence”
  • Galician: “Basílica da Santa Cruz”
  • Georgian: “სანტა კროჩეს ბაზილიკა”
  • German: “Santa Croce”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική της Σάντα Κρότσε”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת סנטה קרוצ’ה”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת סנטה קרוצה”
  • Hungarian: “Santa Croce”
  • Indonesian: “Santa Croce, Firenze”
  • Irish: “Baisleac Santa Croce”
  • Italian: “basilica di Santa Croce”
  • Italian: “Basilica di Santa Croce”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Croce”
  • Italian: “Santa Croce”
  • Italian: “Tempio dell’Itale Glorie” (historical)
  • Japanese: “サンタ・クローチェ聖堂”
  • Korean: “산타 크로체 성당”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Krusta bazilika”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Krusta baznīca”
  • Lithuanian: “Šventojo Kryžiaus bazilika”
  • Macedonian: “Базилика на Светиот Крст”
  • Macedonian: “Базилика Санта Кроче”
  • Macedonian: “Санта Кроче”
  • Maltese: “bażilika ta‘ Santa Croce”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Basilica di Santa Croce”
  • Norwegian: “Basilica di Santa Croce”
  • Ossetian: “Сантæ-Крочейы базиликæ”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سانتا کروچه”
  • Piemontese: “Basìlica ëd Santa Cros”
  • Polish: “Kościół Santa Croce”
  • Polish: “Santa Croce”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de Santa Cruz”
  • Romanian: “Bazilica Santa Croce din Florența”
  • Russian: “Базилика Санта Кроче”
  • Russian: “Базилика Санта-Кроче”
  • Russian: “Санта-Кроче”
  • Scots: “Basilica o Santa Croce”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bàislig Santa Croce”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Santa Croce, Firenca”
  • Slovenian: “bazilika Santa Croce”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika sv. Križa, Firence”
  • Slovenian: “bazilika sv. Križa”
  • Slovenian: “bazilika svetega Križa”
  • Spanish: “basilica de la Santa Cruz”
  • Spanish: “basílica de la Santa Cruz”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de la Santa Cruz”
  • Swahili: “basilika la msalaba mtakatifu, santa croce ya firenze, kanisa la msalaba mtakatifu”
  • Swahili: “Kanisa la Mtakatifu Cruz”
  • Swedish: “Basilica di Santa Croce”
  • Swedish: “Santa Croce, Florens”
  • Tatar: “Санта-Кроче базиликасы”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารซันตาโกรเช”
  • Turkish: “S. Croce Bazilikası”
  • Turkish: “Santa Croce Basilikası”
  • Turkish: “Santa Croce Bazilikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта-Кроче”
  • Venetian: “Baselega de Santa Crose”
  • Venetian: “Bazèłega de Santa Croze”
  • Vietnamese: “Vương cung thánh đường Santa Croce”
  • Vlaams: “Santa Croce”
  • Welsh: “Basilica di Santa Croce”
  • Welsh: “Santa Croce”

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