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Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

basilica, Rome, Italy
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The Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme is a minor basilica in Rome, Italy, built into the palace where Saint Helena lived between 317 and 322 CE. A hall within the palace was converted into a church, with two adjoining rooms becoming chapels. Alleged relics of the True Cross were discovered in 1492 within a niche in the church. The church's facade and narthex are from 1743 in the Rococo style, while the interior features an earlier Baroque design with a 12th-century Cosmatesque pavement, antique columns, and some Renaissance elements. This basilica is distinct from the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Florence, which is known for housing the tombs of famous Italians like Michelangelo and Galileo.12

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