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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 southeast of the Duomo, on what was once marshland beyond the city walls.
Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main plazas or squares located in the central neighbourhood of Florence, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located near Piazza della Signoria and the National Central Library , and takes its name from the Basilica of Santa Croce that overlooks the square.
Santa Croce is Italian for 'Holy Cross' and may refer to: Santa Croce (Venice) , one of the six sestieri (districts) of Venice, Italy. The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Italian: Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ) in Rome, Italy.
The Roman College of the Holy Cross (Italian: Collegio Romano della Santa Croce; Spanish: Colegio Romano de la Santa Cruz; Latin: Colegium Romanum Sanctæ Crucis), also known as Cavabianca, is an international formation centre of Prelature of Opus Dei.
The church of San Simeon Piccolo in Santa Croce. Location of Santa Croce within Venice. Santa Croce is one of the six sestieri of Venice, northern Italy.. During the eleventh century, in 1273, [clarification needed] it was administered by the Hungarian nobleman and crusader knight Giovanni, member of one of the biggest Christian families in Hungary Renoldi, as reported by the book published in ...
The church of Santa Croce, which stands on the same piazza as this statue, has an elaborate but empty tomb monument to the poet. The pedestal has four Marzocco lions with shields holding the names of minor works by Dante and the symbols of various Italian cities who contributed to the cost of the sculpture.
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The Santa Croce Crucifix is one of the earliest and best-known examples of the type. [16] The work surpasses Cimabue's c. 1268 Arezzo crucifix in several ways. It is more human and less reliant on idealised facial types, [13] and the anatomy is more convincing. Christ's face is longer and narrower, and his nose is less idealised.