Santa Maria Novella
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For the perfumery and wellness apothecary, see Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella.
For the railway station, see Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station.
Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence, Italy, situated opposite, and lending its name to, the city's main railway station. Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church.
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Basilica of Santa Maria Novella | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic |
District | Archdiocese of Florence |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Minor basilica |
Year consecrated | 1420 |
Location | |
Location | Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 43.7746°N 11.2493°E / 43.7746; 11.2493 |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Gothic-Renaissance |
Groundbreaking | 1279 |
Completed | 14th century |
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The church, the adjoining cloister, and chapter house contain a multiplicity of art treasures and funerary monuments. Especially famous are frescoes by masters of Gothic and early Renaissance. They were financed by the most important Florentine families, who ensured themselves funerary chapels on consecrated ground.