ROCKY'S ITALY: Florence - Santa Croce

The Basilica of Santa Croce is the largest Franciscan church in the world and the leading example of Italian Gothic style architecture in Florence, Italy. It also contains the world’s most impressive collection of celebrity tombs, including those of Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Ghiberti, and Rossini!

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[mjreyes]

I saw Santa Croce on a Saturday night after dinner. Too bad I wasn't able to see the inside. The neighborhood is quite active at night. Had a few drinks, fun night!!

[Steve-Duh-Rino]

Italy-humanity in an artistic nutshell!

[williamturnier]

The reason why Dante is not buried in Firenze is that he somehow offended the powers that be in Firenze and the banished him forever from the city. A century or so they realized the folly of their ways and petitioned Ravenna which gave him sanctuary to transfer the body to Firenze. They refused. On several occasions raiding parties were dispatched from Firenze but they had no success. The Franciscans in Ravenna resorted to various tricks to keep Dante’s remains hidden. In WWII the Franciscans in Ravenna also had to hide the remains from the Germans. His remains now rest in peace besides the church where they had been hidden in a beautiful mausoleum.