Firenze Monumental Complex ENGLISH THE CHURCH OF SANTA CROCE The Gothic church of Santa Croce, the largest Franciscan church in the world, represents and summarizes seven hundred years of the history of the city of Florence - its foundations date back to ����. The evidence of spiritual, artistic and civic activities came together in this location in such a profound and original way that in ‘���, the church became the symbol of the unity of the new nation. With its impressive architecture, its great fresco cycles of Giotto and his school, paintings on wood, stain glass windows and numerous sculptures, the Basilica epitomizes one of the most important pages in the history of Florentine art from the thirteenth century onwards. Santa Croce is a custodian of the memory of the roots from which sprung the culture and the values which formed generations of Italians. It preserves the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, Rossini, Foscolo, Machiavelli, Alfieri and other famous personalities in the history of Italy. Religion-history-art Giotto and the ��th century Painting Stories of the Virgin Mary, Taddeo Gaddi Stories of the Virgin Mary and St. Mary Magdalene, Giovanni da Milano Stories of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, Giotto Stories of St. Francis, Giotto The Finding of the True Cross, Agnolo Gaddi Stories of St. Silvester, Maso di Banco The Triumph of Death, The Last Judgement, Hell, Andrea Orcagna The Tree of the Cross and The Last Supper, Taddeo Gaddi � Sepulchers and Memorials of the Great Opening Times Monday – Saturday: �.��am – �.��pm Sundays and religious holidays (Epiphany – January �th , Assumption – August ��th, All Saints Day – November �st, Immaculate Conception – December �th): �pm – �.��pm. The ticket office closes at �pm. The ticket is valid for one day and one entrance only. Closed for visits on: New Year’s Day – January �st, Easter, St. Anthony’s Day – June ��th, St. Francis’ Day – October �th, St. Stephen’s Day – December ��th Renaissance Art and Architecture Madonna of the Milk, Antonio Rossellino Pulpit, Benedetto da Maiano Annunciation, Donatello Crucifix, Donatello Pazzi Chapel, Brunelleschi Other Important Works of Art and Architecture Statue of Liberty, Pio Fedi Baroncelli Polyptych, Giotto Reliquary of the Blessed Umiliana de’Cerchi Sacristy Crucifix, Cimabue Refectory Pietro Parigi’s Xylograph Exhibition Area (downstairs) Museum of the Opera di Santa Croce Tickets Thank you for respectable behavior and for respecting the silence. Contact Information: [email protected] For Religious Services: [email protected] Information at www.santacroceopera.it Discounts for children from �� to �� year old, for school groups, the groups of more than �� people, and the Family Ticket. Free of charge for residence of Florence and province, for children under �� years of age, for disabled and person accompanying them, for tour guides and assistants, for teachers accompanying school groups. The ticket is valid for the entire monumental complex. Rules of Behavior Our staff must insure that the rules of behavior indicated at the entrance of the monumental complex are respected during the visit.
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