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The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan Church of Florence , Italy , and a minor Basilica of the Roman Catholic Church . It is situated on the Piazza Santa Croce, to the east of the Duomo . Legend says that Santa Croce was founded by St Francis himself. The current church was probably begun in 1294 , possibly by Arnolfo Di Cambio , and paid for by some of the city's wealthiest families. It was consecrated in 1442 by Pope Eugene IV. The church is vast. Its most notable features are its sixteen Chapel s, many of them decorated with Fresco es by Giotto and his pupils, and its funerary monuments. In 1560 , the choir screen was removed and the interior rebuilt by Giorgio Vasari , who damaged the church's decoration in the process. The Neo-Gothic facade only dates from 1857 - 1863 . The Campanile was built in 1842 . In the Primo Chiostro, the main Cloister , is the Cappella dei Pazzi, built as the Chapter House by Filippo Brunelleschi between 1442 and 1446 and finally completed in the 1470s . The Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce is housed mainly in the Refectory , also off the cloister. A monument to Florence Nightingale stands in the cloister, in the city in which she was born and after which she was named. Brunelleschi also built the inner cloister, completed in 1453 . Today the former dormitory of the Franciscan Friars houses the Scuola del Cuoio (Leather School). Visitors can watch as artisans craft purses, wallets, and other leather goods which are sold in the adjacent shop. ART Artists whose work is present in the church include:
FUNERARY MONUMENTS Monuments in the church include those to:
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