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"This is the sanctuary. It was built by my great-grandfather to honor the memory of the Assassin Order and protect its secrets."

―Mario Auditore describing the Sanctuary.^[src]

The Sanctuary was a location used by Assassins in both the Renaissance and Modern Times.

History

It was created by Domenico Auditore, and served as a tribute to the greatest Assassins in history, who safe-guarded humanity when it was most threatened. Found underneath the Villa Auditore, its entrance is concealed behind a tall bookcase in Mario Auditore's study. It was revealed by Mario to his nephew, Ezio Auditore, as he became devoted to the Assassin's Creed.

The Seals

It was characterized notably by seven statues of seven legendary Assassins. Six of these statues had missing seals that were to be collected in order to unlock the gate in front of the seventh statue of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. This seventh statue also held the set of armor fashioned by Altaïr.

Statues

From left to right:

File:Escapevilla.jpg

The sanctuary's secret exit.

Siege of Montriggioni

During the Siege of Monteriggioni, a passageway behind the statue of Altaïr served as an escape route for Ezio, his family, and some surviving townspeople. The hidden door led them into the tunnels under Monteriggioni, which were also connected to the Auditore Family Crypt.

Modern Times

Centuries later in modern times, Desmond Miles and Lucy Stillman traversed that same path to unlock the bookcase entrance, in order for Rebecca Crane and Shaun Hastings to gain access to the Sanctuary. The modern Assassins then used the Sanctuary as refuge, since their first hideout had been found and assaulted by Abstergo. However, as the Sanctuary had no electricity, Desmond first free ran around modern Monteriggioni to reroute electricity into the Sanctuary, also finding many artifacts from the time of his ancestors lived there.

Trivia

The circular grate in the courtyard at the back of the Auditore Family Villa is actually the top of the Sanctuary, which allows light in.
In Brotherhood, though the grate at the top of the Sanctuary appears broken from the inside, when viewed from the outside, it seems undamaged.
In Assassin's Creed II, you can examine all the statues except Altaïr's, and gain information about the Assassin. In Brotherhood, only the statue of Altaïr may be interacted with, resulting in a short cutscene that involves Desmond using a stereotypical Italian accent, resulting in Rebecca scolding him for his racism.
The secret exit used during the siege of Monteriggioni is present in Assassin's Creed II, however, it is blocked by a pile of logs.
Although all of the Assassin statues (other than Altaïr's) have the small skull mechanisms that open the entrances of Assassin's Tombs, they cannot be interacted with.
- In Brotherhood, these skull mechanisms have been removed from the statues during the Siege of Monteriggioni, but reappear in modern Monteriggioni.

Gallery

Ezio looks at his ancestor's statue and armour
Desmond arguing with Shaun in the Sanctuary.

Desmond arguing with Shaun in the Sanctuary.
Shaun Hastings in the Sanctuary.
Modern-day Assassins in the Sanctuary.
The modern-day Assassins making use of the Animus.

Sources

Assassin's Creed II

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • Clay Kaczmarek • Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Antonio de Magianis • Bartolomeo d'Alviano • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Federico Auditore da Firenze • Giovanni Auditore da Firenze • Maria Auditore da Firenze • Mario Auditore • Niccolò Machiavelli • Paola • Teodora Contanto • La Volpe \| Dante Alighieri • Domenico Auditore • Marco Polo • Renato Auditore \| Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad \| Adam • Eve

Templars	Warren Vidic \| Uberto Alberti • Stefano da Bagnone • Emilio Barbarigo • Marco Barbarigo • Silvio Barbarigo • Bernardo Baroncelli • Rodrigo Borgia • Carlo Grimaldi • Antonio Maffei • Dante Moro • Francesco de' Pazzi • Jacopo de' Pazzi • Vieri de' Pazzi • Francesco Salviati

House of Auditore	Claudia • Ezio • Federico • Giovanni • Maria • Mario • Petruccio \| Domenico • Isabetta • Renato

Isu	Minerva

Others	Annetta • Agostino Barbarigo • Lorenzo de' Medici • Carlotta Moro • Rosa • Girolamo Savonarola • Caterina Sforza • Cristina Vespucci • Alvise da Vilandino • Checco Orsi • Ludovico Orsi • Leonardo da Vinci \| Maria Thorpe

Factions

Assassins (Italian Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries | Roman Rite) • Republic of Florence (House of Medici) • Republic of Venice • County of Forlì • Courtesans • Mercenaries • Thieves

Locations

Abstergo laboratory • Hideout | Florence (Oltrarno • San Giovanni • San Marco • Santa Maria Novella) • Monteriggioni (Villa Auditore) • Tuscany (San Gimignano) • Apennine Mountains • Romagna (Forlì) • Venice (Cannaregio • Castello • Dorsoduro • San Marco • San Polo) • Rome (Castel Sant'Angelo • Passetto di Borgo • Sistine Chapel • The Vault) | Acre | Eden

Events

Renaissance (Pazzi conspiracy • Venetian conspiracy • Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities • Confrontation in the Vatican)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Animus • Art merchants • Blacksmiths • Bleeding Effect • Borgia messengers • Codex • Customization • Doctors • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Economic system • Fast travel stations • Feathers • Flying Machine • Glyphs • Guards • Heralds • Memories • Monteriggioni statuettes • Notoriety • Officials • Outfits • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden • Papal Staff of Eden) • Secret locations • Swimming • Tailors • First Civilization • The Truth • Uplay • Treasure chests • Viewpoints • Wanted posters

Weapons and tools

Fists/Metal Cestus • Heavy weapons • Hidden Blade (Hidden Gun • Poison Blade) • Improvised weapons • Long weapons • Short blades • Smoke bombs • Swords • Blunt weapons • Throwing knives

DLC

Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • Clay Kaczmarek • Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Bartolomeo d'Alviano • Claudia Auditore da Firenze • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Federico Auditore da Firenze • Giovanni Auditore da Firenze • Maria Auditore da Firenze • Mario Auditore • La Volpe • Niccolò Machiavelli

Templars	Warren Vidic \| Cesare Borgia • Juan Borgia the Elder • Lucrezia Borgia • Rodrigo Borgia • Il Carnefice • Micheletto Corella • Gaspar de la Croix • Lanz • Malfatto • Donato Mancini • Auguste Oberlin • Vieri de' Pazzi • Ristoro • Lia de Russo • Silvestro Sabbatini • Octavian de Valois

Isu	Juno

Others	Petruccio Auditore da Firenze • Pantasilea Baglioni • Pietro Rossi • Patrizio • Nicolaus Copernicus • Leonardo da Vinci • Fabio Orsini • Duccio de Luca • Ercole Massimo • Salaì • Caterina Sforza • Manfredo Soderini • Cristina Vespucci

Animi Avatars	Doctor • Courtesan • Executioner • Nobleman • Priest • Prowler • Barber • Engineer • Blacksmith • Captain • Smuggler • Footpad • Mercenary • Harlequin • Hellequin • Officer • Thief • Dama Rossa • Pariah • Marquis • Knight

Factions

Assassins (Guilds • Italian Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries | Roman Rite) • Kingdom of France (French Army) • Cento Occhi • Courtesans • Followers of Romulus • Hermeticists • Mercenaries • Thieves

Locations

Monteriggioni (Sanctuary) • Rome (Antico District • Campagna District • Centro District • Vaticano District) • Colli Albani • Naples • Valnerina • Monte Circeo • Viana • Florence • Venice

Events

Renaissance (Siege of Monteriggioni • Liberation of Rome • Search for Cesare Borgia • Siege of Viana)

Terms and concepts

Animus • Achievements • Bleeding Effect • Borgia towers • Cannons • Chase breakers • Codex • Contracts • Customization • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Economic system • Emails (Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman • Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings) • Flying Machine • Heralds • Horses • Lairs of Romulus • Leap of Faith • Memories • Multiplayer • Officials • Outfits • Parachutes • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden) • Ranks • Rifts • Social stealth • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Blunt weapons • Crossbow • Fists/Metal Cestus • Heavy weapons • Hidden Blade (Hidden Gun • Poison Blade) • Improvised weapons • Long weapons • Poison darts • Short blades • Smoke bombs • Swords • Throwing knives

DLC

Animus Project Update 1.0 • Animus Project Update 2.0 • Animus Project Update 3.0 • Copernicus Conspiracy • The Da Vinci Disappearance

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 {{quote|This is the sanctuary. It was built by my great-grandfather to honor the memory of the Assassin Order and protect its secrets.|[[Mario Auditore]] describing the Sanctuary.|Assassin's Creed II}}
-The '''Sanctuary''' was a location used by [[Assassins]] in both in the [[Renaissance]] and [[Modern Times]].
+The '''Sanctuary''' was a location used by [[Assassins]] in both the [[Renaissance]] and [[Modern Times]].
 ==History==
 It was created by [[Domenico Auditore]], and served as a tribute to the greatest [[Assassins]] in history, who safe-guarded humanity when it was most threatened. Found underneath the [[Villa Auditore]], its entrance is concealed behind a tall bookcase in [[Mario Auditore]]'s study. It was revealed by Mario to his nephew, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], as he became devoted to the [[The Creed|Assassin's Creed]].
+===The Seals===
 It was characterized notably by seven statues of seven legendary Assassins. Six of these statues had missing [[Assassin's Seal|seals]] that were to be collected in order to unlock the gate in front of the seventh statue of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. This seventh statue also held the set of [[Armor of Altaïr|armor]] fashioned by Altaïr.
-[[Image: Escapevilla.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The sanctuary's secret exit.]]
+====Statues====
-During the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]], a passageway behind the statue of Altaïr served as an escape route for Ezio, his family, and some surviving townspeople. The hidden door led them into the tunnels under [[Monteriggioni]], which were also connected to the [[Auditore Family Crypt]].
-===Modern Times===
-Centuries later in modern times, [[Desmond Miles]] and [[Lucy Stillman]] traversed that same path to unlock the bookcase entrance, in order for [[Rebecca Crane]] and [[Shaun Hastings]] to gain access to the Sanctuary. The modern Assassins then used the Sanctuary as refuge, since their first hideout had been found and assaulted by [[Abstergo Industries|Abstergo]]. However, as the Sanctuary had no electricity, Desmond first [[Free Running|free ran]] around modern Monteriggioni to reroute electricity into the Sanctuary, also finding many [[artifacts]] from the time of his ancestors lived there.
-==Statues==
 From left to right:
 *[[Qulan Gal]]
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 *[[Iltani]]
 *[[Leonius]]
+[[Image: Escapevilla.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The sanctuary's secret exit.]]
+===Siege of Montriggioni===
+During the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]], a passageway behind the statue of Altaïr served as an escape route for Ezio, his family, and some surviving townspeople. The hidden door led them into the tunnels under [[Monteriggioni]], which were also connected to the [[Auditore Family Crypt]].
+===Modern Times===
+Centuries later in modern times, [[Desmond Miles]] and [[Lucy Stillman]] traversed that same path to unlock the bookcase entrance, in order for [[Rebecca Crane]] and [[Shaun Hastings]] to gain access to the Sanctuary. The modern Assassins then used the Sanctuary as refuge, since their first hideout had been found and assaulted by [[Abstergo Industries|Abstergo]]. However, as the Sanctuary had no electricity, Desmond first [[Free Running|free ran]] around modern Monteriggioni to reroute electricity into the Sanctuary, also finding many [[artifacts]] from the time of his ancestors lived there.
 ==Trivia==