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 and 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, Ezio Auditore assassinated Uberto Alberti during an unveiling of Andrea del Verrocchio's most recent works at the basilica.[4]
16th century
Around 1501, the Assassin Lo Sparviero rushed to the Santa Croce Plaza to deal with a ruffian harassing a civilian. He assassinated the ruffian and the oncoming guards before making his escape, climbing to the top of the nearby cathedral.[5]
Later, sometime between 1501 and 1506, Lo Sparviero escorted Leonardo da Vinci through Florence and past Santa Croce, protecting him from bribed Medici guards and members of a counter-Assassin group called the Crows.[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 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 during a 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 – Entry #3: "Vengeful Eyes"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Identity – Contracts
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