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Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena (Church La Maddalena) Venice

The Church of Santa Maria Maddalena in Venice: the purchase of tickets, the history, the photographs, the paintings and the works of art kept inside, the map and the information to get there.

Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena - Salizada dei Spechieri, Canaregio 4877 - Venice

The Church of Santa Maria Maddalena in Venice is located within the Sestiere di Canaregio in its closest part to the Jewish Ghetto and the Guglie Bridge. The building overlooks the homonymous field and rises in front of the busy Strada Nova.

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History of the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena of Venice

First a religious building was erected in 1222 by will of the Balbo family. Therefore, since the peace between Genoa and Venice sanctioned in 1356 fell on the day of St. Magdalene which became a holiday for the Serenissima, it was decided to enlarge it.

After several centuries the church was renovated in 1701 by the priest Francesco Riccardi and finallyè starting in 1763è the rebuilt was given to Tommaso Temanza which expressed a clear neoclassical project completed by Gianantonio Selva in 1790.
In 1810 it lost the title of parish church and in 1820 it was closed, only to be reopened later as a sacramental oratory. In 1888, the medieval bell tower was demolished, considered a danger for passers-by.

It is one of the few Venetian churches with a circular plan, or rather hexagonal, on which rests the large hemispheric dome with lantern.

The six chapels, corresponding to the sides of the church, preserve eighteenth-century paintings of not negligible value; most of them by followers of the Piazzetta, such as The Apparition of the Virgin to San Simone Stock by Giuseppe Angeli or The Sacrifice of Isaac, above the entrance door.
There are also a Last Supper and a monochrome allegorical fresco representing the Faith of Giandomenico Tiepolo; the latter was only rediscovered in 2005 following restoration work.

How to get to the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena of Venice

The Church of Santa Maria Maddalena is located in Campo Maddalena along the Strada Nova and is easily reached on foot from the Station area with a 10-minute walk.

By vaporetto the nearest stop is San Marcuola.

Useful information for the visit

Hours: not available
Tickets: entrance free.

1	S. MARIA DI NAZARETH (Scalzi) - XVII SEC.
2	S. GIOBBE - XV SEC.
3	S. GEREMIA - antica fondazione/ancient
4	SINAGOGA SCOLA LEVANTINA GHETTO
5	SS. ERMAGORA E FORTUNATO (S. Marcuola) - IX-X SEC.
6	S. MADDALENA - XVIII SEC.
7	S. FOSCA - X SEC.
8	S. ALVISE - XIV SEC.
9	S. MADONNA DELL'ORTO - XIV SEC.
10	S. FELICE - X SEC.
11	S. SOFIA
12	SS. APOSTOLI - IX SEC.
13	S. MARIA ASSUNTA (Gesuiti) - XVII SEC.
14	S. CANCIANO - IX SEC.
15	S. GIOVANNI CRISOSTOMO - XI SEC.
16	S. MARIA DEI MIRACOLI (Miracoli) - XV SEC.
17	S. MARCILIANO (S. Marzilio) - eretta/built XII SEC.