In his city-wide, 1657 sepoltuario, Stefano Rosselli celebrated the Franciscan friary of Santa Croce as the noblest church (nobilissimo tempio), claiming it not only as one of the great buildings of Florence, but also Tuscany, and, he dares to add, even Italy (e forse ancor d'Italia). He notes that the complex had more tombs and other memorials in its church and complex than many of the city's other churches put together and that it houses memorials to numerous illustrious Florentines, including statesmen like Leonardo Bruni, artists like Michelangelo Buonarruoti, and scientists like Galileo Galilei. As the largest church on the eastern side of the city, Santa Croce gave its name to one of the new quarters drawn up when the city abandoned the sixth (sestiere) system in August 1343. The election purses for the Florentine Republic's three major magistracies (tre maggiori) were kept under lock and key by the friars in their sacristy.
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| frati di S. Croce | 1295 to 1808 i
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| Opera di Santa Croce |
