Santa Maria Maddalena

Santa Maria Maddalena is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Ricci #10 in Ravenna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. The church was designed by Camaldolese monk Fausto Pellicciotti, and erected between 1748 and 1750, likely on the site of a church named Santa Maria in Luminibus or in Luminaria.

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Type: Church
Description: church building in Ravenna, Italy
Also known as: “Santa Maria Maddalena, Ravenna”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baptistery of Neon and Basilica of San Vitale.

Baptistery of Neon

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The Baptistery of Neon is a Roman religious building in Ravenna, northeastern Italy. The most ancient monument remaining in the city, it was partly erected on the site of a Roman bath. Baptistery of Neon is situated 220 metres southwest of Santa Maria Maddalena.

Basilica of San Vitale

Church

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The Basilica of San Vitale is a late antique church in Ravenna, Italy. The sixth-century church is an important surviving example of early Byzantine art and architecture, and its mosaics in particular are some of the most-studied works in Byzantine art. Basilica of San Vitale is situated 530 metres northwest of Santa Maria Maddalena.

Biblioteca di Storia contemporanea Alfredo Oriani

Library

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Biblioteca di Storia contemporanea Alfredo Oriani is a library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ravenna and Ponte Nuovo.

Ravenna

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Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its collapse in 476, after which it served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and then the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna.