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| {{WP-REAL|Santa Maria Novella}}
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| {{Youmay|the cathedral|the [[Santa Maria Novella District|district]] of a similar name}}
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| {{Landmarks Infobox
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| |image = Santa_maria_novella.jpg
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| |description = One of Florence's most famous cathedrals.
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| |appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
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| |location = [[Santa Maria Novella District]], [[Florence]], [[Italy]]
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| |dateconstructed = 13th century – 1470
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| |functions = Cathedral
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| |features = [[Assassin Tombs|Assassin Tomb]] ([[Darius]])}}
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| The '''Basilica di Santa Maria Novella''', known also as the '''New Basilica of Saint Mary''', was a church located in [[Florence]]. It was chronologically the first great basilica, as well as the city's principal Dominican church. | |
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| ==History==
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| ===Origins===
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| The first great basilica in Florence, Santa Maria Novella was consecrated in 1420, despite being unfinished. The famous humanist [[Leon Battista Alberti]] designed the upper façade, completing the church in 1470.
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| However, Santa Maria Novella's origins extended back to an ancient oratory before the Crusades, located on the same site, with a [[Assassin Tombs|hidden tomb]] underneath.
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| The church, the adjoining cloister, and chapter house contained a store of art treasures and funerary monuments; especially famous within the building are frescoes by masters of Gothic and early [[Renaissance]] artwork. They were financed through the generosity of the most important Florentine families, who ensured themselves of funerary chapels on consecrated ground.
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| ===Pazzi Conspiracy===
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| During their reign, the [[House of Medici|Medici family]] often visited Santa Maria Novella for Mass. In 1478, the basilica played host to a meeting of the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]] and other [[Templars]], who were [[Pazzi conspiracy|conspiring]] to commit the assassination of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and his brother, [[Giuliano de' Medici|Giuliano]].
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| Deep within the basilica lay hidden the tomb of [[Darius]], which was explored by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] shortly after he overheard the conspirators meeting.
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| ==Reference==
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
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| [[Category:Assassin Tombs]]
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| [[Category:Churches]]
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| [[Category:Landmarks in Florence]]
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