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:

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 (1800), British ship formerly known as San Giovanni