San Giovanni

San Giovanni, the Italian form of Saint John, is a name that may refer to dozens of saints. It may also refer to several places (most of them in Italy) and religious buildings:

Places

Albania

• Shëngjin, a coastal town formerly known as San Giovanni de Medua

France

• San-Giovanni-di-Moriani, a municipality of the Haute-Corse department, Corsica

Italy

Municipalities

• Borgo San Giovanni, in the Province of Lodi, Lombardy
• Castel San Giovanni, in the Province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna
• Fornovo San Giovanni, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy
• Luserna San Giovanni, in the Province of Turin, Piedmont
• Monte San Giovanni Campano, in the Province of Frosinone, Lazio
• Monte San Giovanni in Sabina, in the Province of Rieti, Lazio
• Motta San Giovanni, in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria
• Penna San Giovanni, in the Province of Macerata, Marche
• Rocca San Giovanni, in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo
• Sale San Giovanni, in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont
• San Giovanni a Piro, in the Province of Salerno, Campania
• San Giovanni al Natisone, in the Province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
• San Giovanni Bianco, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy
• San Giovanni del Dosso, in the Province of Mantua, Lombardy
• San Giovanni di Gerace, in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria
• San Giovanni Gemini, in the Province of Agrigento, Sicily
• San Giovanni Ilarione, in the Province of Verona, Veneto
• San Giovanni Incarico, in the Province of Frosinone, Lazio
• San Giovanni in Croce, in the Province of Cremona, Lombardy
• San Giovanni in Fiore, in the Province of Cosenza, Calabria
• San Giovanni in Galdo, in the Province of Campobasso, Molise
• San Giovanni in Marignano, in the Province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna
• San Giovanni in Persiceto, in the Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
• San Giovanni la Punta, in the Province of Catania, Sicily
• San Giovanni Lipioni, in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo
• San Giovanni Lupatoto, in the Province of Verona, Veneto
• San Giovanni Rotondo, in the Province of Foggia, Apulia
• San Giovanni Suergiu, in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia
• San Giovanni Teatino, in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo
• San Giovanni Valdarno, in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany
• Sesto San Giovanni, in the Province of Milan, Lombardy
• Villa San Giovanni, in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria
• Villa San Giovanni in Tuscia, in the Province of Viterbo, Lazio

Hamlets and quarters

• San Giovanni, in the municipality of Bellagio (CO), Lombardy
• San Giovanni, in the municipality of Castellamonte (TO), Piedmont
• San Giovanni, in the municipality of Motta di Livenza (TV), Veneto
• San Giovanni, in the municipality of Portoferraio (LI), Tuscany
• San Giovanni, in the municipality of Sassari, Sardinia
• San Giovanni, in the municipality Solagna (VI), Veneto
• San Giovanni Apostolo, a quarter of the city of Palermo
• San Giovanni a Cerreto, in the municipality of Castelnuovo Berardenga (SI), Tuscany
• San Giovanni a Teduccio, a quarter of the city of Naples
• San Giovanni Cilento, in the municipality of Stella Cilento (SA), Campania
• San Giovanni d'Asso, in the municipality of Montalcino (SI), Tuscany
• San Giovanni di Duino, in the municipality of Duino-Aurisina (TS), Friuli-Venezia Giulia
• San Giovanni di Sinis, in the municipality of Cabras (OR), Sardinia
• San Giovanni di Val d'Era, in the municipality of Lajatico (PI), Tuscany
• San Giovanni Montebello, in the municipality of Giarre (CT), Sicily

Malta

• San Ġwann (it: San Giovanni), a town and local council

Montenegro

• Sveti Ivan (it: San Giovanni), a fortress atop a hill above the town of Kotor.

San Marino

• San Giovanni sotto le Penne, a village (curazia) of the municipality of Borgo Maggiore

Churches

Many hundreds, probably even thousands, of churches are also named after the various saints hiding under the simple "Giovanni", among them:

• the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome
• the Baptistry of Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence)
• San Giovanni (Siena)
• San Giovanni de Butris in Umbria
• San Giovanni di Dio in Florence
• San Giovanni Battista, two churches in Italy and Switzerland

Other

• Italian corvette San Giovanni, a steam corvette of the Italian Royal Navy
• San Giovanni (Rome Metro), an underground station in Rome
• Sangiovanni, an Italian singer
• HMS Athenienne, British ship formerly known as San Giovanni

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with San Giovanni
• All pages with titles containing San Giovanni
• San (disambiguation)
• Giovanni (disambiguation)
• San Giovanni Battista (disambiguation)
• Saint-Jean (disambiguation)
• Saint John (disambiguation)
• Saint Juan (disambiguation)
• Sant Joan (disambiguation)
• San Juan (disambiguation)
• São João (disambiguation)
• St. Johann (disambiguation)