If the Medici had their way, today’s Easter faithful might be processing not in the direction of Jerusalem or to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, but towards Florence, former home of this fantastically wealthy Italian banking dynasty. The Medici family’s plan in the 16th century to move the tomb of Christ all the way from the Holy Sepulchre on Calvary to stand in the centre of their dynastic mausoleum was thwarted by a reticent Pasha, who, despite the offer of molto fiorini, knew the value of a good tourist attraction.