Santo Spirito
A basilica and a living community in the heart of Florence’s Oltrarno
Santo Spirito is entrusted to the Augustinian community, which for centuries has cared for this place as a space of faith, listening, and inner search. Those who enter are invited to pause: for a visit, a celebration, an encounter. Or simply to listen.
What I feel beyond doubt, indeed with certainty, Lord,
is that I love you. Struck to the heart by you through your word, I loved you.
Saint Augustine, Confessions (X, 6, 8)
The Basilica
The history, architecture, and artworks that have made Santo Spirito a central place in the Oltrarno district and Renaissance Florence.
Visiting Santo Spirito
Opening hours, access, and information to experience your visit with respect, silence, and attentiveness.
Life of the Basilica
The Augustinian community, the celebrations, encounters, and moments of reflection that give life to Santo Spirito.
A living place in the heart of Florence
The Basilica of Santo Spirito is first and foremost a place of prayer and community.
An architecture that welcomes, a tradition that continues, a living presence within the city.
Augustinian Community
The Basilica is entrusted to the Augustinian community, which preserves its spirituality and pastoral life.
Culture and dialogue
Santo Spirito is also a place of dialogue, meetings, and cultural initiatives open to the city.
The Library of Santo Spirito
The Augustinian Library of the Santo Spirito Convent
The Augustinian Library of the Convent of Santo Spirito is a place for study and research,
safeguarding a book collection of extraordinary historical importance, closely linked to the Augustinian tradition and the life of the Basilica.
The International Study Center Leo XIV
The International Study Center Leo XIV was founded at Santo Spirito to promote research, study, and dialogue on the themes of the Augustinian tradition and the Social Doctrine of the Church, in open engagement with contemporary cultural and civic life.
Support Santo Spirito
Supporting Santo Spirito means caring for a living heritage of history, faith, study, and community. Thanks to volunteers and those who choose to stand alongside us, the Basilica continues to be an open and welcoming place.