Santa Maria Maddalena, also called the Chiesa della Maddalena, is a late Baroque-style Roman Catholic church located on via Maddalena in central Lodi, Lombardy, Italy. According to tradition, an ancient Roman temple dedicated to Hercules was present at this site. A later, newly built church, dedicated to Mary Magdalen, is recalled as having burned in a town fi…
Santa Maria Maddalena, also called the Chiesa della Maddalena, is a late Baroque-style Roman Catholic church located on via Maddalena in central Lodi, Lombardy, Italy. According to tradition, an ancient Roman temple dedicated to Hercules was present at this site. A later, newly built church, dedicated to Mary Magdalen, is recalled as having burned in a town fire in 1162. Documents across the centuries recall its slow reconstruction, however, during the 18th century, the entire structure was rebuilt. A new Rococo church was started in 1719, the choir fully roofed in 1732, the bell-tower added in 1751. The altar of the Immaculate Conception was added in 1756. In 1757, the Altar of the Passion was completed. The church was designed by the brothers Pietro Giacomo, Michele, and Domenico Sartorio; who also built the contemporary church of San Filippo in Lodi.
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