Santa Maria Maddalena, Ravenna

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Santa Maria Maddalena is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Ricci #10 in Ravenna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.

The church was designed by Camaldolese monk Fausto Pellicciotti, and erected between 1748 and 1750, likely on the site of a church named Santa Maria in Luminibus or in Luminaria. The interior has altarpieces by Andrea Barbiani and his brother Domenico. [1]

An inventory from 1835, also lists paintings by Domenico Corvi (Magdalen walks to Calvary) and Marcello Leopardi (Deposition at Calvary. [2]

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