Among the most important squares in the historic center of Florence, Piazza Santa Croce takes its name from the beautiful basilica that overlooks its eastern side.

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Santa Croce is the largest Franciscan church in Italy. Many important Florentines are buried in the huge, richly decorated basilica. The best known is certainly Galileo Galilei, whose bones were initially hidden in the church because of the conflict with the Roman church, before he found his official resting place here 30 years after his death. But also Machiavelli, Rossini and Michelangelo are buried here.

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This important church in Florence, which is dedicated to the "Holy Cross" (Italian/Latin "Santa Croce"), relates its patronage to the cross on which Jesus Christ died. The veneration of the …

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