Basilica di Santa Croce
The Basilica of Santa Croce (Italian: Basilica di Santa Croce) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence. The church is also the burial place of several notable individuals including Michelangelo, Galileo, and Niccolò Machiavelli.[1]
History
Conception and Papal conflict
The largest Franciscan church in the world, the Basilica of Santa Croce contains frescos by Giotto di Bondone and a chapel in the cloister designed by Filippo Brunelleschi that is considered one of the masterpieces of Renaissance architecture.[2][3]
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.[2][3]
15th century
In 1476, the Assassin Ezio Auditore assassinated Uberto Alberti during an unveiling of Andrea del Verrocchio's most recent works.[4]
16th century
Around 1501, Assassin Lo Sparviero rushed to the Santa Croce Plaza to deal with a ruffian harassing a civilian. The Assassin assassinated the ruffian and the oncoming guards before making their escape, climbing to the top of the nearby cathedral.[5]
On a day between 1500 to 1506, Lo Sparviero escort Leonardo da Vinci from the anti-Assassin group Crows and the bribed Medici guards to safety.[6][7]
Modern times
In 2012, during Desmond Miles' Animus session of his ancestor Ezio's memories, a glyph left by Clay Kaczmarek could be found on the basilica.[8]
In 2016, the Basilica of Santa Croce was used to as a simulated location by Abstergo Entertainment for their Identity Project. Like most of the simulated locations in the Project, the church had two aesthetic variations, and as such, could be utilized during daytime and storm.[9]
Gallery
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Ezio climbing the church at night -
Database image of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Assassin's Creed: Identity -
Concept art of Basilica in Assassin's Creed: Identity
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Identity
References
- ↑
Santa Croce, Florence on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Santa Croce
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Identity – Database: Santa Croce (Identity)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Judge, Jury, Executioner
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Prologue (Identity)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Vengeful Eyes
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Niccolò Machiavelli's journal #3
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Contracts
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