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The '''Basilica di Santa Maria Novella''' is a church located in [[Florence]]. It was chronologically the first great basilica, as well as the city's principal {{Wiki|Dominican Order|Dominican}} church. | The '''Basilica di Santa Maria Novella''' is a church located in [[Florence]]. It was chronologically the first great basilica, as well as the city's principal {{Wiki|Dominican Order|Dominican}} church. | ||
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 {{Wiki|Gothic architecture|Gothic}} and early [[Renaissance]] artwork. They were financed through the generosity of the most important Florentine families, who ensured themselves | 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 {{Wiki|Gothic architecture|Gothic}} and early [[Renaissance]] artwork. They were financed through the generosity of the most important Florentine families, who ensured themselves funerary chapels on consecrated ground. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
Prior to | Prior to the construction of the basilica, the site was originally an ancient oratory dating to prior to the {{Wiki|Crusades}}, housing a [[Assassin Tombs|hidden tomb]] underneath. In 1420, Santa Maria Novella was consecrated as the first great basilica in Florence despite being unfinished. With works on the upper façade by [[Leon Battista Alberti]], the church was completed in 1470.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Santa Maria Novella]]</ref> | ||
===Pazzi Conspiracy=== | ===Pazzi Conspiracy=== | ||
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The Basilica di Santa Maria Novella is a church located in Florence. It was chronologically the first great basilica, as well as the city's principal Dominican church.
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 funerary chapels on consecrated ground.
History
Origins
Prior to the construction of the basilica, the site was originally an ancient oratory dating to prior to the Crusades, housing a hidden tomb underneath. In 1420, Santa Maria Novella was consecrated as the first great basilica in Florence despite being unfinished. With works on the upper façade by Leon Battista Alberti, the church was completed in 1470.[1]
Pazzi Conspiracy
During their reign, the Medici family often visited Santa Maria Novella for Mass. In 1478, the basilica played host to a meeting of the Pazzi family and other Templars, who were conspiring to commit the assassination of Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother, Giuliano.[2]
Deep within the basilica lay hidden the tomb of Darius, which was explored by the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze shortly after he overheard the conspirators meeting.[2]
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Santa Maria Novella
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed II