Santa Maria Maddalena, Cento Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.comune.cento.fe.it/binary/comune_cento/informaturismo/chiese%20di%20cento.1164717873.pdf Comune of Cento
  2. http://ssi.comune.cento.fe.it/sitweb/index.php/poi/action/dettaglio/id/32 Comune of Cento