Santa Maria Maddalena, Bologna, 18th-century baroque church in Bologna, Italy

Santa Maria Maddalena is an 18th-century Baroque church featuring white stone construction and multiple interior chapels. Its spaces display decorative elements and architectural details typical of Italian religious buildings from this era.

A church existed on this site by the 11th century; in 1291 it was entrusted to Dominican nuns of Santa Caterina di Quarto. The nuns left in 1668, and from 1758 Alfonso Torreggiani directed a complete rebuilding, with the church reopened for worship in 1763. Vincenzo Vannini led a further restoration in 1835.

The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the Vicariate of Bologna Centro. Its name refers to Mary Magdalene, to whom the high altarpiece is dedicated: The Conversion of Saint Mary Magdalene, painted in 1580 by Francesco Cavazzoni. A door inside leads to an internal church, Santa Croce, whose facade is painted with the Triumph of the Cross by Felice Torelli.

The church is an active place of worship and prayer, so visitors should remain respectful and quiet during their visit. Those wishing to view the artworks and architecture should be mindful not to disturb those engaged in religious devotion.

The bell tower holds a "doppio" of four bells cast by the Donato Bastanzetti foundry of Arezzo. Inside, the second chapel on the left contains Giuseppe Maria Mazza's 1681 polychrome terracotta Lamentation over the Dead Christ, while the third chapel on the right holds Angelo Piò's polychrome wooden Immaculate Conception.