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 The Santa Maria Maddalena is a Roman Catholic church in Rome, named after Saint Mary Magdalene. It is located on the Via della Maddalena, one of the streets leading from the Piazza della Rotonda in the Campo Marzio area of historic Rome. It is th ...

in Rome * La Maddalena, Venice

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 Charles Godfrey Leland (August 15, 1824 – March 20, 1903) was an American humorist and folklorist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was educated at Princeton University and in Europe. Leland worked in journalism, travelled extensivel ...

Giovanni Maddalena Giovanni Maddalena is full professor of theoretical philosophy at the University of Molise, Italy. He works on American philosophy, especially focusing on Charles Sanders Peirce and classic pragmatists. Career He proposes a new paradigm of reason ...

, Professor of theoretical philosophy at University of Molise *

Julie Maddalena Julia Maddalena is an American voice actress who has worked on dubs of Japanese anime, cartoons, and video games. Some of her major voice roles are Silvia Maruyama from ''Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan'', Arusu from ''Tweeny Witches'', Hikaru Shi ...

, American voice actress *

Marianne Maddalena Marianne Maddalena (born November 15, 1957) is an American film producer. She was born in Lansing, Michigan, and was Wes Craven's producing partner for many years. They had a company together called Craven/Maddalena Films. One of their product ...

(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) ''Maddalena'' (russian: Маддалена, links=no) is an opera in one act by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, who also wrote the libretto based on a play of the same name by Magda Gustavovna Lieven-Orlov (under the pen name Baron Lieven). ...

'', a one-act opera composed by Sergei Prokofiev * ''Maddalena'', a 1971 film directed by

Jerzy Kawalerowicz Jerzy Franciszek Kawalerowicz (19 January 1922 – 27 December 2007) was a Polish film director and politician, having been a member of Polish United Workers' Party from 1954 until its dissolution in 1990 and a deputy in Polish parliament since ...

Institutions

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Maddalena lunatic asylum The Maddalena lunatic asylum was a famous insane asylum, established in 1813The North American Medical and Surgical Journal, 1831, Page 36. in Aversa, near Naples, Italy. It was founded by Joachim Murat, and for a time led by the phrenologist Luigi ...

'', an insane asylum in Aversa, near Naples, Italy