Maddalena is an Italian female given name derived from Saint

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...

. It may refer to:

Churches

* Santa Maria Maddalena in Rome *

La Maddalena, Venice La Maddalena (Italian: ''Santa Maria Maddalena in Cannaregio'', usually referred to simply as ''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 t ...

Localities

La Maddalena La Maddalena (Gallurese: ''Madalena'' or ''La Madalena'', sc, Sa Madalena) is a town and ''comune'' located on the islands of the Maddalena archipelago in the province of Sassari, northern Sardinia, Italy. The main town of the same name is locat ...

, a commune in Sardinia, Italy *

Maddalena (Genoa) Maddalena ( lij, Madænn-a) is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of Genoa. It was one of the six ''sestiere, sestieri'' of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of the Genoa's city Municipio I (Centro Est). Located close to the Ge ...

, a neighborhood in Genoa, Italy *

Maddalena Archipelago The Maddalena Archipelago is a group of islands in the Strait of Bonifacio between Corsica (France) and Sardinia (Italy). The whole archipelago makes the territory of the ''La Maddalena'' comune in Sardinia. Geography The archipelago consists ...

, a group of islands in the Strait of Bonifacio *

Maddalena Pass The Maddalena Pass (Italian: ''Colle della Maddalena'' French: ''Col de Larche'', historically ''Col de l'Argentière'') (elevation 1996 m.) is a high mountain pass between the Cottian Alps and the Maritime Alps, located on the border between ...

, a pass in the Alps *

Monte Maddalena Monte Maddalena is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, It has an elevation of 874 metres. Gallery File:StradaAnticaMantovanaBrescia.JPG, Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Lombardy {{Lombardy-geo-stub ...

, a mountain in Lombardy, Italy

People

Maddalena Allegranti Maddalena Allegranti (1754–1829) was a pupil of Holtzbauer of Mannheim, and appeared for the first time at Venice in 1771. After singing at other theatres in Italy, she went in 1774 to Germany, where she continued to perform at Mannheim and Ra ...

(1754–1829), Italian opera singer *

Maddalena di Canossa Magdalena di Canossa (1 March 1774 – 10 April 1835) was an Italian professed religious and foundress of the two Canossian congregations. Magdalena was a leading advocate for the poor in her region after she witnessed first hand the plight of ...

(1774–1835), Italian foundress of the two Canossian orders *

Maddalena Musumeci Maddalena Musumeci (born March 26, 1976 in Catania) is a female water polo centre back from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. See also * Italy women's Olympic water polo t ...

(born 1976), Italian water polo player * Master of the Maddalena (fl. 13th century), unnamed Florentine artist *Maddalena, the assistant to anthropologist Charles Godfrey Leland * Giovanni Maddalena, Professor of theoretical philosophy at University of Molise * Julie Maddalena, American voice actress * Marianne Maddalena (born 1963), American Film producer

Film, fiction and music

* ''Maddalena'' (1954 film), a 1954 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina * ''La Maddalena'' (2014 film) a 2014 Italian film *'' Maddalena (opera)'', a one-act opera composed by Sergei Prokofiev * ''Maddalena'', a 1971 film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Institutions

*'' Maddalena lunatic asylum'', an insane asylum in Aversa, near Naples, Italy