It is one of the largest Franciscan churches in Italy, and holds the title of minor basilica. Santa Croce is an important symbol of Florence and a meeting place of the city. Inside they also found hospitality for church officials such as Saint Bonaventure, Peter of Giovanni Olivi, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Bernardino of Siena, Saint Louis of Anjou. It was also a welcoming place for popes such as Sixtus IV, Eugene IV, Leo