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 cr ...

. It may refer to:

Churches

Santa Maria Maddalena The Santa Maria Maddalena is a Roman Catholic, Catholic church in Rome, Italy dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene. It is the conventual church of the adjacent General Curia of the Clerks Regular, Ministers to the Sick (Camillians), the world headqu ...

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 th ...

Localities

La Maddalena La Maddalena (Gallurese: ''Madalena'' or ''La Madalena'', ) is a town and ''comune'' located on the islands of the Maddalena archipelago in the province of Sassari, northern Sardinia, Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most be ...

, a commune in Sardinia, Italy *

Maddalena (Genoa) Maddalena () is a neighbourhood in the Historic center of Genoa, 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 Municipio I (Centro Est) of Great Genoa. Located close ...

, a neighborhood in Genoa, Italy * Maddalena Archipelago, 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 It ...

, a pass in the Alps * Monte Maddalena, a mountain in Lombardy, Italy

People

* Maddalena Allegranti (1754–1829), Italian opera singer *

Maddalena di Canossa Magdalena di Canossa (1 March 1774 – 10 April 1835) was an Italian religious sister and the 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) 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 team record ...

(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, Professor of theoretical philosophy at University of Molise *

Jack Della Maddalena Giacomo "Jack" Della Maddalena (born 10 September 1996), also known by his initials JDM, is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the cur ...

, Australian Mixed Martial Artist *

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 Sh ...

, American voice actress *

Marianne Maddalena Marianne Maddalena (born July 7, 1962) 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 productions, ...

(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'' () 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). That play was in turn based on Osca ...

'', 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, screenwriter and politician, having been a member of Polish United Workers' Party from 1954 until its dissolution in 1990 and a deputy in Polish pa ...

Other uses

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 Lui ...

, a 19th-century "insane asylum" in Aversa, near Naples, Italy