The Church of Santa Croce. A Pantheon of famous personalities di Maria Maugeri

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Part one
HISTORICAL EVENTS
The history of the erection of the Church of Santa Croce dates back to the arrival, in the winter of 1209, of Egidio and Bernardo da Quintavalle, two Franciscan friars. Initially they sought refuge in the Hospice of San Gallo to later move in 1217, presumably on the eve of St. Francis’ visit to Florence, to a small oratory close to the Arno, quoted for the first time in 1228 and identifiable with the De’ Cerchi Chapel, today the exhibition room of the Museum of Santa Croce...