| Basilica of the Holy Cross | |
|---|---|
Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian) | |
.jpg) Façade of Santa Croce, October 2023 | |
  Basilica of the Holy Cross Location in Florence | |
| 43°46′6.3″N 11°15′45.8″E / 43.768417°N 11.262722°E | |
| Location | Florence, Tuscany |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Religious order | Order of Friars Minor |
| History | |
| Status | Minor basilica Conventual church |
| Consecrated | 1443 |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic, Renaissance, Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1294–1295 |
| Completed | 1385 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Florence |
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. 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).