La Maddalena, Venice

Local nameLa Maddalena
LocationCannaregio, Venice, Italy

La Maddalena is a church in Venice, Italy, in the sestiere of Cannaregio.

A religious edifice is known in the site as early as 1222, owned by the Balbo patrician family. When, in the mid-14th century, the Venetian Senate established a public holiday for Mary Magdalene's feast, it was decided to enlarge the church, including a watchtower which was turned into a bell tower.

The church was restored in the early 18th century, but in 1780 it was entirely rebuilt under design by Tommaso Temanza, with a circular plan inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. The bell tower was demolished in 1888. The most notable feature is the portal, with masonic symbols over the door. The interior has an hexagonal plan with four side chapels and a presbytery.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Maddalena,_Venice

Address 2146 Calle de la Scuola, Venezia 30121, Italy

Coordinates 45°26'34.742" N 12°19'52.023" E

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