Santa Croce, Florence

Basilica of the Holy Cross
Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian)
Façade of Santa Croce, October 2023
Basilica of the Holy Cross is located in Florence
Basilica of the Holy Cross
Basilica of the Holy Cross
Location in Florence
43°46′6.3″N 11°15′45.8″E / 43.768417°N 11.262722°E / 43.768417; 11.262722
LocationFlorence, Tuscany
CountryItaly
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
Religious orderOrder of Friars Minor
History
StatusMinor basilica
Conventual church
Consecrated1443
Architecture
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic, Renaissance, Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking1294–1295
Completed1385
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese 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).