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  1. Santi Apostoli is a historic church that hosts the English-speaking Catholics of Florence. It offers catechism, mass, bulletin and events for university students and other English-speakers.

  2. The Archdiocese of Florence ( Latin: Archidioecesis Florentina) is a Latin Church metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy. [1] [2] It was traditionally founded in the 1st century, according to the 14th century chronicler Giovanni Villani. [3] The diocese was directly subordinate to the Holy See (Papacy) until 1420.

  3. 1 day ago · the Duomo, Roman Catholic church in Florence, Italy.When it was consecrated in 1436, it was the world’s largest church, able to accommodate 30,000 worshippers. Among the building’s significant features are its stained-glass windows; its ornate green, red, and white marble facade; its collection of paintings and statuary by Renaissance masters; and especially its dome, designed by Filippo ...

  4. Basilica. Santa Croce is the most monumental of all Franciscan churches. According to historian Giovanni Villani, the foundation stone was laid on 3 May 1294 in the course of a solemn ceremony attended by the city authorities. A plaque in the south aisle, however, shifts the event to 1295 and scholars today tend to consider the latter to be the ...

  5. Florence Cathedral ( Italian: Duomo di Firenze ), formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore [katteˈdraːle di ˈsanta maˈriːa del ˈfjoːre] ), is the cathedral of Florence, Italy. It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by ...

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  7. 1385. Administration. Archdiocese. Archdiocese of Florence. The Basilica di Santa Croce ( Italian for 'Basilica of the Holy Cross') is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres southeast of the Duomo, on what was once marshland beyond the city walls.

  8. Florence's cathedral is the 4th largest in the world, after St. Peter's in Rome, St. Paul's in London and the Duomo in Milan. The church was consecrated as soon as the dome was in place although the façade (front of the church) was only half finished by then. It was considered just a decoration, and thus remained unfinished up until the 19th ...

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