is Italian for 'Holy Cross' and may refer to: *

Santa Croce (Venice) Santa Croce is one of the six sestieri of Venice, northern Italy. During the eleventh century, in 1273, it was administered by the Hungarian nobleman and crusader knight Giovanni, member of one of the biggest Christian families in Hungary Renold ...

, one of the six (districts) of Venice, Italy. * The

Pontifical University of the Holy Cross Pontifical University of the Holy Cross ( la, Pontificia Universitas Sanctae Crucis, it, Pontificia Università della Santa Croce) is a Roman Catholic university under the Curial Congregation for Catholic Education, now entrusted to the Prela ...

( it, Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, italic=no) in Rome, Italy. * Many churches, including: **

Santa Croce, Florence The (Italian for 'Basilica of the Holy Cross') is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 meters south-east of the Duomo. The ...

, 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 Santa Croce e San Bonaventura alla Pilotta or Santa Croce e di San Bonaventura dei Lucchesi is a church in Rome, sited on via dei Lucchesi in the Trevi district, between the Trevi Fountain and the Pontificia Università Gregoriana. It is Lucca's ...

, Rome, built 1625–19th century **

Santa Croce in Gerusalemme The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem or Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, ( la, Basilica Sanctae Crucis in Hierusalem) is a Catholic Minor basilica and titular church in rione Esquilino, Rome, Italy. It is one of the Seven Pilgrim ...

, Rome, consecrated around 325 **

Santa Croce alla Lungara Santa Croce alla Lungara is a church in Rome (Italy), in the Rione Trastevere, facing on Via della Lungara. It is also called ''Santa Croce delle Scalette, due to the presence of a double flight of stairs (Italian: ''scale'') giving access fro ...

, Rome, consecrated 1619 **

Santa Croce degli Armeni Santa Croce degli Armeni or Holy Cross Armenian Church is a church in Venice, on Calle dei Armeni, near St Mark's Basilica. It is the national church of the Armenian community in Venice. History The first contacts between Armenian merchants and ...

, Venice, built 13th century, consecrated 1688 **

Santa Croce in Via Flaminia Santa Croce in Via Flaminia is a basilica church dedicated to the Holy Cross on the Via Flaminia in Rome, Italy. Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint-George has its seat ther History It was first built in 1913 by the architect Aristide ...

, Rome, built 1913, consecrated 1981

People

* House of Santacroce, a noble Roman family. To this belongs among others: **

Prospero Santacroce Prospero Pubblicola Santacroce (24 September 1514 – 2 October 1589) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Santacroce was born in Rome on September 24, 1514, the son of Tarquinio Santacroce and Ersilia de' Massimi. He wa ...

, 16th-century cardinal *

Fabiano Santacroce Whellington Fabiano Santacroce (born 24 August 1986) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender in the centre or on the left. He was born in Brazil to an Italian father and an Afro-Brazilian mother, then spending his ...

(born 1986), Italian-Brazilian football player * Isabella Santacroce (born 1970), Italian novelist *

Girolamo Santacroce Girolamo Santacroce (c. 1502 – c. 1537) was a 16th-century Italian sculptor and medalist of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. i ...

, a 16th-century Italian sculptor and painter

Places

Santa Croce sull'Arno Santa Croce sull'Arno is an Italian town in the province of Pisa, Tuscany. The city has a leather Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent ...

, town in Tuscany *

Santa Croce Camerina Santa Croce Camerina ( scn, Santa Cruci Camarina) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, in southern Italy. As of 2017 its population was of 10,973. Geography The municipal territory of Santa Croce is surrounded by the one of ...

, town in Sicily

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Santa Croce di Magliano Santa Croce di Magliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. The settlement was formerly inhabited by an Arbëreshë community, who have since assimilate ...

, a commune in Campobasso, Molise * Santa Croce di Roccaromana, a commune in Caserta, Campania *

Santa Croce del Sannio Santa Croce del Sannio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km north of Benevento. Santa Croce del Sannio borders the following ...

, a commune in Benevento, Campania

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