Santa Maria Maddalena, Cento

Santa Maria Maddalena is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Matteotti in Cento, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

History

The church has an octagonal layout, and was once adjacent to a monastery of Augustinian nuns. The facade was erected in 1661-1662. The main altar has a canvas depicting the Penitent Magdalen by Cesare Gennari.[1]

The side chapels have lateral chapels with a painting depicting "Santa Teresa d’Avila and Sant’Apollonia" by Benedetto Gennari junior and an 18th-century statue of the "Madonna di Loreto".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Comune of Cento information.
  2. ↑ Comune of Cento information.


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