Santa Croce is Italian for 'Holy Cross' and may refer to:
- Santa Croce (Venice), one of the six sestieri (districts) of Venice, Italy.
- The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Italian: Pontificia Università della Santa Croce) in Rome, Italy.
- Many churches, including:
- Santa Croce, Florence, built 1294–1385 and the burial place of several notable Italians
- Santa Croce della Foce, Gubbio, Umbria, built in the 13th century
- Basilica di Santa Croce (Lecce), built 1549–1646
- Santa Croce, Parma, built 1222–1666
- Santa Croce, Padua, built 1737–1749
- Santa Croce in Fossabanda, Pisa, built 1325–19th century
- Santa Croce e San Bonaventura alla Pilotta, Rome, built 1625–19th century
- Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Rome, consecrated around 325
- Santa Croce alla Lungara, Rome, consecrated 1619
- Santa Croce degli Armeni, Venice, built 13th century, consecrated 1688
- Santa Croce in Via Flaminia, Rome, built 1913, consecrated 1981
People edit
- House of Santacroce, a noble Roman family. To this belongs among others:
- Prospero Santacroce, 16th-century cardinal
- Fabiano Santacroce (born 1986), Italian-Brazilian football player
- Isabella Santacroce (born 1970), Italian novelist
- Girolamo Santacroce, a 16th-century Italian sculptor and painter
Places edit
- Santa Croce sull'Arno, town in Tuscany
- Santa Croce Camerina, town in Sicily
Villages edit
- Santa Croce di Magliano, a commune in Campobasso, Molise
- Santa Croce di Roccaromana, a commune in Caserta, Campania
- Santa Croce del Sannio, a commune in Benevento, Campania
See also edit
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