Church of St Mary Magdalene

Tudela, Spain

Santa María Magdalena (St Mary Magdalene) was erected in the second half of the 12th century, perhaps on the site of a Mozarabic church. The sculpted portal is elaborately decorated with biblical scenes and those of daily life. The bell-tower is also Romanesque with a series of rounded arches. The interior has a 16th-century gilded retablo dedicated to Mary Magdalen. The chapels were built during the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Calle Portal 27, Tudela, Spain
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Founded: 12th century
Category: Religious sites in Spain

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Lluis Higini Melero Peris (9 months ago)
When we went we found this church closed, there is a descriptive panel of the Church next to the door, from which we can extract that it preserves one of the few Romanesque towers in Navarra. The temple has important sculptural decoration and iconographic wealth. It was built in the mid-12th century on a previous Mozarabic church. We took photos to remember.
VÍCTOR VIRGÓS (14 months ago)
This Romanesque church dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene is very beautiful and elegant, where the Main Altarpiece presided over by Mary Magdalene and executed in Plateresque style stands out. The cover attracts a lot of attention with its four archivolts and a multitude of reliefs with scenes especially of mythological animals and nature. It's like a stone reading of the New Testament. The church is declared a Site of Cultural Interest and dates back to the 12th century. It is known that it occupies the location where there was once a Mozarabic temple.
Jose Ramon “Korku” Corcuera (2 years ago)
A very beautiful church with very curious things, with a very good guided tour
juan elosegui (2 years ago)
Beautiful Romanesque church, it seems to be the first church in Tudela, wandering through its streets of the Jewish quarter to reach this church of Santa Maria de la Magdalena.
Santos Sastre (3 years ago)
From Santa María Magdalena, in Tudela, its solemn façade stands out strongly. We remain admiring the Pantocrator, who is chorused by the signs of the four evangelists. The first arch is adorned with the twelve apostles, the Virgin, the Announcing Angel and the Holy Spirit.
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