Santa Croce, Florence

Basilica of the Holy Cross
Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian)
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 / 43.768417; 11.262722
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).