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[[File:Santa_croce.jpg|thumb|250px|The Basilica di Santa Croce.]]The '''Basilica di Santa Croce''' (English: ''Basilica of the Holy Cross'') was the principal Franciscan church in [[Florence]]. | [[File:Santa_croce.jpg|thumb|250px|The Basilica di Santa Croce.]]The '''Basilica di Santa Croce''' (English: ''Basilica of the Holy Cross'') was the principal Franciscan church in [[Florence]]. | ||
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In 1476, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] performed his first murder in the courtyard of the Basilica: the killing of [[Uberto Alberti]] during an unveiling of [[Andrea del Verrocchio|Verocchio]]'s newest works.<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 10:17, 17 October 2011
The Basilica di Santa Croce (English: Basilica of the Holy Cross) was the principal Franciscan church in Florence.
History
In 1476, the Assassin Ezio Auditore performed his first murder in the courtyard of the Basilica: the killing of Uberto Alberti during an unveiling of Verocchio's newest works.[1]
Database Entry
The largest Franciscan church in the world, the Basilica di Santa Croce contains frescos by Giotto and a chapel in the cloister designed by Filippo Brunelleschi that is considered one of the masterpieces of Renaissance architecture.
According to St. Francis and the Franciscans' reading of the Bible, Christ told his followers to take on a vow of poverty: "And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey; neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats". So, how did a sect of Catholicism that held a vow of poverty as one of its core values own such a posh church?
Well, in 1322 the Pope declared that the Franciscans' vow of poverty was illegal, that Christ had, in fact, owned property and wanted his followers to own property. This meant, of course, that the Franciscans were forced to collect money and land which would in turn go to the Pope, proving that Biblical interpretation can be surprisingly profitable (especially if you're the Pope).[1]
Trivia
- The final resting place of Niccolò Machiavelli remains unknown[2]. Historically, however, he was entombed in Santa Croce.[3]
- One of Subject 16's Glyphs can be found here.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Database entry on Niccolò Machiavelli
- ↑ Wikipedia article on Machiavelli